Crossroads Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
12.1°C
3.1° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 4AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (09 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.9
ENE
10
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
1.1
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
129
172
163
113
137
137
132
131
132
134
84
83
90
129
286
302
159
168
157
161
127
117
90
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
0
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:32AM1.82m
2:56PM1.85m
3:17AM1.83m
3:40PM1.82m
4:02AM1.82m
4:23PM1.78m
Low Tide
8:40AM0.08m
9:05PM0.11m
9:26AM0.10m
9:49PM0.13m
10:12AM0.15m
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Temp °C
9
9
9
10
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
13
12
12
12
11
11
12
15
17
16
13
13
Feels °C
5
6
6
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
8
8
9
8
9
10
9
10
11
15
16
14
12
13
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