Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 1AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 280 | 226 | 559 | 194 | 266 | 451 | 466 | 490 | 1477 | 878 | 881 | 1274 | 7344 | 2072 | 1707 | 1455 | 1346 | 1108 | 2107 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:37AM1.77m | 5:00PM1.75m | 5:22AM1.79m | 5:46PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.19m | 10:51AM0.17m | 11:13PM0.19m | 11:41AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | S 7 | S 9 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 13 | S 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 55 | 138 | 159 | 194 | 266 | 451 | 466 | 490 | 780 | 63 | 881 | 1274 | 1859 | 2072 | 1707 | 1455 | 1346 | 1108 | 1106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SSE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 54 | 55 | 133 | 121 | 118 | 68 | 68 | 67 | 65 | — | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 6 | S 13 | S 20 | E 9 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 8 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | WSW 3 | SSW 12 | S 13 | — | — | SSW 16 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 280 | 226 | 559 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1477 | 878 | — | — | 7344 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 87 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 236 | 0 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 277 | 0 | 0 |
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