Crossroads Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
10.2° 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 5AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (22 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (22 Jul)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.5
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
106
77
77
82
86
86
31
31
13
13
22
19
19
20
11
13
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:13PM1.58m
9:48AM1.56m
10:13PM1.52m
10:48AM1.55m
Low Tide
3:27AM0.34m
3:56PM0.41m
4:20AM0.39m
4:51PM0.46m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:04
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
10
11
12
10
8
8
8
7
8
10
12
11
10
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
8
8
8
6
4
5
4
3
4
6
9
8
7
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