Crossroads Surf Break

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Issued: 11 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
10.8° C

1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (28 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 5AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (28 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (28 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
16
0.9
SSE
15
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
19
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
509
365
279
279
227
218
206
164
161
127
127
381
877
1201
1216
1273
1268
787
702
558
443
413
312
298
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
S
5
W
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NNE
5
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:53AM1.57m
2:18PM1.68m
2:33AM1.58m
2:59PM1.70m
3:13AM1.59m
3:39PM1.71m
Low Tide
7:41PM0.43m
7:52AM0.36m
8:24PM0.42m
8:35AM0.35m
9:07PM0.40m
9:17AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:02
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
8
8
11
12
11
10
11
9
8
8
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
8
Feels °C
4
3
3
4
4
7
9
8
7
8
7
6
6
8
7
6
6
5
4
4
4
5
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
SSE
17
1.2
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
17
1.5
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
19
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
Energy kJ
332
332
279
279
227
218
206
164
161
127
127
381
877
1201
1216
1273
1268
787
702
558
443
413
312
298
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
16
0.9
SSE
15
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
509
365
261
195
187
179
85
77
71
67
60
127
127
98
98
102
171
149
144
104
96
69
69
68
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
12
0.8
S
19
0.2
SSE
19
0.1
E
14
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
63
33
32
60
96
60
9
11
480
37
4
2
2
4
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
1
3
8
10
10
5
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
1
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
21
21
1
0
0
0
0
2
21
2
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
9
5
6
6
6
5
6
9
5
5
5
5
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