Crossroads Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
9.8° C
1.4° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 1AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
13
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
E
6
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
143
109
109
107
103
98
73
71
71
73
55
64
72
97
153
134
139
111
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
0
NW
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:12PM1.57m
10:51AM1.71m
11:17PM1.63m
11:54AM1.81m
Low Tide
4:29AM0.29m
5:08PM0.32m
5:28AM0.21m
6:07PM0.25m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:45
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
2
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
6
6
5
4
4
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