Crossroads Surf Break

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Issued: 11 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
10.5° C

1.6°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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 2AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (07 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed night, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
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)
1
1
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.9
SSE
6
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
752
581
482
383
365
268
173
141
141
144
184
196
200
249
289
279
279
288
272
272
387
822
773
705
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
N
5
NNW
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
30
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:43PM1.55m
8:06AM1.49m
8:33PM1.54m
9:01AM1.52m
9:28PM1.55m
10:01AM1.59m
Low Tide
2:11AM0.40m
2:30PM0.38m
2:59AM0.38m
3:24PM0.37m
3:51AM0.34m
4:20PM0.34m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:14
8:14
8:12
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
3
8
5
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
Feels °C
-1
0
1
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
-1
-3
-2
-1
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.8
E
10
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.9
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
1.8
ESE
11
Energy kJ
181
177
161
120
297
268
173
105
77
144
184
196
200
208
289
279
279
223
272
272
387
822
773
705
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.4
S
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
S
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
15
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
19
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
18
Energy kJ
52
49
215
155
104
100
61
141
141
73
56
53
129
96
134
198
253
288
200
144
98
265
235
222
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.6
SSW
9
0.5
E
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
22
0.3
S
20
0.3
SSE
19
0.4
SSW
19
0.4
SE
6
0.8
S
17
Energy kJ
28
16
35
53
47
154
94
59
57
56
56
26
61
190
9
36
68
74
120
9
386
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
7
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
SE
6
1.3
SSE
5
1.9
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.6
SSE
6
1.5
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.3
S
7
1.1
S
12
Energy kJ
752
581
482
383
365
49
36
77
249
254
231
196
170
218
254
186
158
347
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
64
64
64
54
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
211
54
54
54
54
66
64
64
20
20
54
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
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