Crossroads Surf Break

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Issued: 11 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
10.4° C

1.4°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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 3AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (05 Jul)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (05 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 83mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat night, min 5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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)
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
3
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
0.9
ENE
10
2.2
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2
SSE
8
2.2
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
2.4
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
304
248
206
466
388
154
440
892
701
1291
1567
1405
996
828
717
699
650
567
770
639
771
639
341
233
Wind (km/h)
25
S
10
SSE
0
NNE
5
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
40
S
45
S
45
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:17PM1.61m
6:33AM1.49m
6:59PM1.57m
7:17AM1.48m
7:43PM1.55m
8:06AM1.49m
Low Tide
00:41AM0.41m
12:53PM0.37m
1:25AM0.41m
1:40PM0.38m
2:11AM0.40m
2:30PM0.38m
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light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:15
8:14
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
1
3
7
11
17
25
11
5
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
6
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
Feels °C
5
8
8
7
-1
-2
-4
-5
-4
-3
-3
-3
-1
-1
0
-1
-1
1
0
0
0
2
3
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.9
ESE
10
0.6
S
15
2.1
SE
9
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
304
248
206
466
388
154
154
158
186
117
117
87
63
63
28
263
196
160
161
639
505
413
341
233
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
ESE
11
0.6
E
11
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
ESE
11
0.6
E
10
0.1
S
21
0.3
SSW
19
0.5
S
18
0.9
SSW
17
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.5
NE
9
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.6
S
15
0.5
E
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
Energy kJ
31
43
87
21
20
25
75
9
71
174
528
212
172
286
269
37
50
28
19
155
43
68
96
123
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
S
18
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
21
0.1
SW
13
0.5
E
11
0.4
NE
9
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
Energy kJ
31
25
4
25
44
7
56
20
23
22
68
65
62
59
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSW
3
1.2
SSW
6
2.2
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
2.3
SSE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2
SSE
8
2.2
SE
9
0.4
SSE
15
2.4
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
Energy kJ
162
6
8
91
440
892
701
1291
1567
1405
996
828
717
699
650
567
770
71
771
639
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
4
4
6
5
9
2
9
9
2
1
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
2
Distance (km)
54
54
0
0
64
211
211
228
227
228
236
228
228
66
66
64
64
64
64
11
3
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
9
5
9
9
8
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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