Crossroads Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
10.6°C
2.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 5PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
S
18
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
SSW
13
0.8
E
9
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
19
1.2
S
19
0.8
S
19
0.8
S
19
0.8
S
18
0.8
S
18
0.9
S
18
0.9
S
18
0.8
S
17
1.1
SSW
17
1.1
S
16
1.9
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
27
29
42
57
101
94
98
109
273
1009
446
441
427
413
504
492
381
719
589
1750
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:30PM1.94m
1:49AM1.86m
2:17PM1.95m
2:36AM1.88m
3:03PM1.93m
Low Tide
7:08AM0.04m
7:40PM0.10m
7:59AM0.00m
8:28PM0.07m
8:48AM0.00m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
8
11
12
11
11
9
6
7
7
9
10
8
7
6
5
5
8
12
15
8
7
Feels °C
5
6
7
8
9
2
-1
1
-1
1
3
3
3
2
0
0
5
8
8
0
1
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