Crossroads Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
9.9° C
1.5° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 3AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (15 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri night, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.8
S
16
1.4
S
17
1.3
S
16
1.4
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
149
142
135
329
1064
886
1001
248
242
239
239
343
334
326
318
310
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
W
10
SW
5
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:35AM1.87m
5:03PM1.90m
5:25AM1.81m
5:52PM1.80m
Low Tide
10:31PM0.06m
10:51AM0.02m
11:21PM0.11m
11:43AM0.11m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
9
9
7
7
7
6
6
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
Feels °C
8
9
6
7
3
1
0
0
0
1
0
-1
1
2
2
2
2
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