Crossroads Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
12.0°C
2.9° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 9AM is: 0.3m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)1ft (0.3m)18s
Afternoon (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (13 Oct)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
15
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
E
6
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.6
E
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.4
SE
6
1.7
SE
6
2.1
SE
7
2.2
SE
7
2.5
SSE
7
2.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
57
27
54
52
48
54
79
38
106
36
36
52
43
50
61
71
96
142
219
410
479
656
587
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
20
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
30
SSE
35
S
40
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:30AM1.75m
5:50PM1.64m
6:16AM1.69m
6:37PM1.57m
7:05AM1.63m
7:27PM1.50m
Low Tide
11:17PM0.24m
11:46AM0.30m
00:03AM0.31m
12:36PM0.38m
00:52AM0.38m
1:28PM0.45m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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6:48
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6:46
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6:43
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7:58
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7:59
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 mm
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1
3
2
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1
1
3
6
7
5
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Temp °C
16
14
13
15
21
22
19
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
Feels °C
15
12
11
12
16
19
16
6
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
7
6
4
4
2
1
-1
0
1
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