Crossroads Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
10.9°C
2.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 1AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu morning).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
8
1.1
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
59
57
37
53
34
21
21
20
20
20
12
11
11
20
32
45
60
57
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
00:06AM1.73m
12:39PM1.89m
00:59AM1.81m
1:30PM1.94m
Low Tide
5:56PM0.22m
6:15AM0.10m
6:49PM0.15m
7:08AM0.04m
7:40PM0.10m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
6
7
11
11
10
10
Feels °C
2
1
1
1
1
2
5
6
6
5
3
3
3
2
4
7
6
6
7
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