Crossroads Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
9.9° C
1.5° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 6PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (12 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (12 Aug)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
0
0
0
0
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
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)
1.6
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
ENE
9
1.8
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
244
349
427
943
1060
517
476
422
364
306
286
177
116
76
85
67
48
44
45
63
153
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SE
10
S
5
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
2:37PM2.02m
2:55AM1.91m
3:26PM2.02m
3:45AM1.91m
4:15PM1.97m
Low Tide
8:16AM-0.03m
8:50PM0.06m
9:08AM-0.05m
9:41PM0.05m
10:00AM-0.04m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
8
9
11
10
9
10
10
10
10
12
13
11
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
2
2
5
6
6
7
8
9
8
11
11
10
8
8
8
8
8
10
9
9
8
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