Crossroads Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
10.0° 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 (28 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 9PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)--
Afternoon (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (28 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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)
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
13
1.2
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
690
690
673
683
673
663
569
560
469
420
350
400
313
274
250
199
196
153
150
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:46AM1.61m
3:11PM1.73m
3:23AM1.62m
3:48PM1.73m
Low Tide
8:39PM0.38m
8:49AM0.29m
9:19PM0.35m
9:30AM0.26m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
13
11
10
9
8
7
8
12
13
12
10
9
9
8
9
11
12
12
9
Feels °C
9
7
6
5
5
4
5
9
10
10
7
6
6
5
6
8
9
9
5
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