Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 6AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu night, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 17 | SSW 17 | SSE 16 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SE 18 | SE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 26 | 26 | 49 | 52 | 97 | 618 | 91 | 165 | 104 | 161 | 150 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:09PM1.50m | 11:41AM1.57m | 00:00AM1.50m | 12:30PM1.60m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM0.42m | 5:42PM0.48m | 5:58AM0.42m | 6:31PM0.47m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 91 | 89 | 85 | 64 | 51 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | SE 4 | SE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 16 | SE 18 | SE 17 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 49 | 52 | 6 | 25 | 33 | 31 | 16 | 78 | 150 | 140 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 4 | SSE 17 | ENE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SSE 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 97 | 10 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 52 | 81 | 70 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 4 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | — | 618 | 135 | 165 | 104 | 161 | 110 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 63 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 70 | 0 | 0 |
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