Crossroads Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
11.0°C
2.2° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 5PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (22 Sep)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (22 Sep)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.6
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.8
SSE
15
1.3
SSW
9
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
16
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.7
SSW
9
1.7
SSW
9
1
S
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
126
177
174
391
312
232
224
233
242
463
431
495
474
158
131
96
96
113
109
104
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
25
W
35
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
10
ESE
0
S
Wind State
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
12:08PM1.60m
00:24AM1.53m
12:47PM1.65m
1:01AM1.58m
1:23PM1.69m
Low Tide
6:08PM0.42m
6:20AM0.34m
6:48PM0.36m
7:00AM0.27m
7:26PM0.30m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:31
6:32
6:35
 mm
Temp °C
8
12
15
9
6
6
6
5
7
9
10
9
7
6
6
6
8
12
14
12
10
Feels °C
4
7
8
0
-4
-3
-1
-2
-1
2
4
3
2
2
3
2
4
8
10
9
9
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