Crossroads Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
10.6°C
2.0° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 4AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
S
18
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
E
8
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
20
0.6
S
19
1.2
S
19
0.8
S
19
0.8
S
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
12
12
11
11
27
29
42
57
204
92
121
128
273
1019
446
441
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
15
SW
20
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:59AM1.81m
1:30PM1.94m
1:49AM1.86m
2:17PM1.95m
Low Tide
6:49PM0.15m
7:08AM0.04m
7:40PM0.10m
7:59AM0.00m
8:28PM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
6
6
8
11
12
11
11
8
7
7
8
10
10
9
7
Feels °C
4
4
2
2
5
6
7
8
8
0
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
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