Crossroads Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
11.0°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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 6AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (27 Sep)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (27 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
12
1
SSE
12
1.6
S
6
1.2
S
7
0.4
SE
15
1.8
S
6
1.5
S
8
2.2
SSW
8
1.1
S
9
1
S
10
1.1
S
12
1.2
S
13
2
SSW
12
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.5
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
104
323
190
124
55
272
253
604
194
206
362
466
1140
796
780
820
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
5
SE
40
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
15
W
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
15
WNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:55AM1.74m
3:17PM1.76m
3:37AM1.77m
4:00PM1.75m
Low Tide
8:45PM0.21m
9:05AM0.16m
9:27PM0.19m
9:51AM0.17m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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7:16
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6:15
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7:37
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6:39
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 mm
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2
5
2
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1
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Temp °C
12
11
6
5
6
8
9
8
6
6
6
6
8
12
10
9
9
Feels °C
11
10
-3
-2
-1
-2
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
5
2
2
5
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