Crossroads Surf Break

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Issued: 11 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
11.1° C

2.0°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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 3AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed morning, min 4°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
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)
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
4
0
0
0
0
1
4
2
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.9
S
13
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
13
2.2
SW
12
0.5
S
12
2.2
S
7
2.4
S
8
2
S
7
1.5
S
7
2.2
S
10
1.2
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
236
187
60
60
93
64
63
289
21
31
55
1299
75
510
742
411
218
932
157
274
280
199
147
119
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
5
NNW
15
S
40
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
WNW
10
W
30
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:45PM1.61m
11:17AM1.60m
11:37PM1.57m
12:08PM1.61m
00:26AM1.56m
12:54PM1.62m
Low Tide
4:53AM0.31m
5:19PM0.37m
5:41AM0.34m
6:09PM0.41m
6:27AM0.36m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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8:15
8:15
8:15
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5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
7
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
6
7
5
Feels °C
5
5
4
4
4
7
6
-2
-1
-1
0
1
-2
-2
-1
-1
0
0
0
1
0
3
4
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
13
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.8
S
6
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.9
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
Energy kJ
236
187
56
32
93
64
63
10
18
20
51
47
73
53
37
45
154
188
157
274
280
199
147
119
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
13
0.7
E
8
0.5
S
12
0.6
E
9
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
2
3
60
60
3
3
4
1
21
31
55
69
75
64
100
71
44
49
70
49
48
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.6
S
13
0.6
E
9
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
SSE
14
Energy kJ
1
1
3
7
17
16
115
64
125
82
126
33
33
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.9
S
13
1.3
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
2.2
SW
12
0.8
SSW
6
2.2
S
7
2.4
S
8
2
S
7
1.5
S
7
2.2
S
10
Energy kJ
2
9
289
78
77
86
1299
38
510
742
411
218
932
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
4
5
4
4
1
1
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
2
2
0
115
108
115
88
0
0
228
228
228
54
54
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
7
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
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