Crossroads Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
10.0° C
1.5° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 7AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (07 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (07 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
10
0.8
SSE
14
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
12
0.7
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
239
137
216
166
132
104
143
109
109
107
103
98
73
71
71
73
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:07PM1.54m
9:44AM1.63m
10:12PM1.57m
10:51AM1.71m
Low Tide
3:30AM0.34m
4:07PM0.36m
4:29AM0.29m
5:08PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
Temp °C
3
3
3
2
3
5
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
Feels °C
-1
-1
-1
-3
-2
0
2
2
3
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
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