Crossroads Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
9.8° C
1.4° 

Crossroads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Crossroads today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 8PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.9
E
5
1.2
E
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1
E
7
0.7
SSE
9
0.8
SE
9
1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
73
71
71
84
55
55
40
43
89
57
66
94
70
93
93
88
94
102
123
89
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
0
E
5
WNW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:51AM1.71m
11:17PM1.63m
11:54AM1.81m
00:17AM1.72m
12:52PM1.90m
Low Tide
5:08PM0.32m
5:28AM0.21m
6:07PM0.25m
6:26AM0.12m
7:04PM0.17m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
10
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
6
8
9
8
7
4
3
3
5
5
5
6
6
6
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