Crossroads Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
11.2°C
2.4° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Evening (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
9
1.8
SSW
9
1
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
ESE
15
0.6
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
421
539
169
137
108
116
113
109
104
101
96
176
173
126
57
88
119
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
E
15
SE
10
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:01AM1.58m
1:23PM1.69m
1:38AM1.64m
2:00PM1.73m
Low Tide
6:48PM0.36m
7:00AM0.27m
7:26PM0.30m
7:40AM0.22m
8:05PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:35
6:36
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
6
6
6
9
12
13
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
8
Feels °C
3
2
2
2
5
8
9
6
6
6
5
6
7
7
5
5
4
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