Crossroads Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
9.6° C
1.2° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 5AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
6
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SSE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
92
64
67
59
86
65
62
160
178
202
188
172
116
104
76
61
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:17AM1.72m
12:52PM1.90m
1:12AM1.80m
1:45PM1.98m
Low Tide
6:07PM0.25m
6:26AM0.12m
7:04PM0.17m
7:22AM0.04m
7:58PM0.11m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:39
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5:40
5:42
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
9
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
Feels °C
7
6
7
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
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