Crossroads Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
11.1°C
2.1° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 6PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (03 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (03 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
15
1.1
S
15
1.4
S
15
1.8
S
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
453
566
871
1335
596
458
205
210
175
156
168
168
145
148
145
113
108
75
73
54
45
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
ENE
15
NE
5
E
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:17AM1.73m
9:46PM1.60m
10:27AM1.74m
10:55PM1.63m
11:32AM1.78m
Low Tide
3:45PM0.32m
4:06AM0.25m
4:47PM0.29m
5:08AM0.21m
5:46PM0.24m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
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Temp °C
10
12
11
9
8
7
6
6
8
12
12
10
9
8
8
8
10
12
12
10
10
Feels °C
3
6
5
5
5
4
3
3
4
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
7
8
6
6
7
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