Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crossroads today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 7PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | S 9 | S 6 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 277 | 275 | 66 | 154 | 129 | 150 | 139 | 114 | 146 | 58 | 98 | 106 | 159 | 153 | 577 | 140 | 138 | 189 | 246 | 243 | 1244 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:36PM1.78m | 5:04AM1.90m | 5:26PM1.77m | 5:58AM1.90m | 6:21PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29AM0.15m | 10:48PM0.13m | 11:24AM0.17m | 11:42PM0.14m | 12:22PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 12 | SSE 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 5 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 22 | 59 | 154 | 129 | 150 | 139 | 114 | 146 | 58 | 98 | 106 | 159 | 153 | 3 | 140 | 138 | 189 | 246 | 243 | 635 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NE 10 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | E 15 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 17 | 11 | 35 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 16 | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 4 | S 8 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 6 | ENE 10 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | NE 5 | — | WNW 2 | — | NW 3 | S 14 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 277 | 275 | 66 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 22 | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 577 | 43 | 74 | 55 | 25 | 51 | 1244 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 232 | 236 | 236 | 98 | 95 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 208 | 87 |
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