Crossroads Surf Break

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Issued: 5 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
10.5° C

1.5°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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 12AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (06 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (06 Jul)8ft (2.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Tue night, min 5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
7
1
E
10
1.8
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1
E
9
1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
366
195
395
1490
1558
1495
1288
1159
1058
885
750
634
520
435
392
248
184
169
184
262
267
369
377
498
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
50
SW
35
S
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
5
N
10
WSW
15
SW
10
S
15
SE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:59PM1.57m
7:17AM1.48m
7:43PM1.55m
8:06AM1.49m
8:33PM1.54m
9:01AM1.52m
Low Tide
1:25AM0.41m
1:40PM0.38m
2:11AM0.40m
2:30PM0.38m
2:59AM0.38m
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:15
8:14
8:14
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
2
13
24
11
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
Temp °C
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
8
8
8
Feels °C
-4
-6
0
-3
-5
-5
-3
-3
-2
-1
0
-1
0
0
1
1
2
3
4
3
4
5
4
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.8
E
10
0.9
ENE
9
1.6
SE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
0.4
S
13
1.4
E
10
0.3
S
13
Energy kJ
154
190
186
154
120
92
64
63
44
198
196
177
161
115
138
248
184
135
184
262
267
53
377
30
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.2
S
14
0.3
SSW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
17
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
NE
9
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
9
1.1
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.2
S
18
0.4
S
13
0.3
SSE
17
Energy kJ
102
14
71
338
528
587
139
136
98
36
51
37
155
148
57
141
169
102
63
41
26
54
59
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
13
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
S
13
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
17
Energy kJ
9
14
52
29
58
65
62
60
58
57
53
26
25
57
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
S
7
1.4
S
7
1.8
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.5
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
8
2.2
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.9
SE
7
1.4
E
10
0.6
SE
6
1.5
E
11
Energy kJ
366
195
395
1490
1558
1495
1288
1159
1058
885
750
634
520
435
392
369
30
498
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
1
2
9
9
2
1
1
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
211
94
87
88
236
228
228
54
54
54
64
64
64
54
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
211
66
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Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
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Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
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