Crossroads Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
9.7° C
1.3° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 3AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
1
E
5
1
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1
E
6
0.7
SE
9
1.1
SSE
7
1.3
S
7
1.5
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
55
55
53
60
112
94
104
84
81
125
148
186
145
128
99
89
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
E
10
E
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:17PM1.63m
11:54AM1.81m
00:17AM1.72m
12:52PM1.90m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.21m
6:07PM0.25m
6:26AM0.12m
7:04PM0.17m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
8
8
9
8
9
10
10
9
9
8
9
8
8
8
9
8
8
Feels °C
6
5
5
4
7
9
7
6
4
2
3
2
4
5
7
6
5
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