Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 6PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the NW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 7 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 168 | 250 | 164 | 86 | 284 | 75 | 176 | 121 | 124 | 126 | 124 | 763 | 233 | 224 | 375 | 224 | 227 | 239 | 183 | 186 | 297 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:25AM1.56m | 11:43PM1.48m | 12:08PM1.60m | 00:24AM1.53m | 12:47PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26PM0.47m | 5:38AM0.41m | 6:08PM0.42m | 6:20AM0.34m | 6:48PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | SSE 15 | ESE 13 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 | NE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 8 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 132 | 250 | 164 | 86 | 21 | 75 | 17 | 121 | 65 | 39 | 124 | 3 | 233 | 224 | 218 | 180 | 127 | 239 | 111 | 124 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | S 16 | SSE 15 | NE 5 | E 10 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 9 | E 11 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 168 | 20 | 43 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 124 | 126 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 56 | 9 | 224 | 227 | 10 | 183 | 186 | 127 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | ENE 10 | ESE 13 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 4 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 15 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | W 4 | WSW 3 | S 8 | — | — | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 16 | 16 | 42 | 284 | 162 | 176 | 75 | — | 2 | 24 | 763 | 141 | 115 | 375 | 9 | 7 | 173 | — | — | 297 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 82 | 82 | 0 | 161 | 115 | 232 | 0 | 11 | 79 | 2 | 208 | 294 | 63 | 102 | 0 | 87 | 94 | 164 | 102 | 1 |
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