Crossroads Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 04 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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 5AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Evening (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
0
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.8
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
17
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
17
0.9
S
17
0.7
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
132
134
239
146
227
270
364
373
364
470
283
205
195
131
127
126
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
W
5
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
S
10
SSW
5
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
0
SSW
20
SSE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
8:55PM1.55m
9:36AM1.68m
10:04PM1.59m
10:43AM1.74m
Low Tide
3:17AM0.31m
3:58PM0.35m
4:19AM0.26m
4:59PM0.29m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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>
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
 mm
2
Temp °C
10
9
9
7
9
14
15
13
12
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
6
Feels °C
4
3
5
2
3
9
8
8
9
4
5
6
4
3
4
7
2
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