Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 12AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 4 | S 8 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | S 13 | ENE 7 | S 5 | S 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 86 | 31 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 56 | 25 | 49 | 49 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:13PM1.52m | 10:48AM1.55m | 11:09PM1.50m | 11:41AM1.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:20AM0.39m | 4:51PM0.46m | 5:11AM0.42m | 5:42PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 86 | 31 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 28 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | S 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 26 | 27 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 13 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | S 6 | S 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 1 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 49 | 52 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | S 13 | SSE 4 | S 5 | — | NNE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 12 | 11 | 18 | — | 16 | 13 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 56 | 17 | 49 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 79 | 85 | 82 | 83 | 82 | 82 | 26 | 79 | 82 | 79 | 77 | 77 | 86 | 95 | 0 | 11 | 26 | 21 | 2 |
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