Crossroads Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 10PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 2.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
2
2
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
3
S
12
1.9
SSE
10
2.1
SSE
11
2
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.7
SE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1929
1765
2807
770
1049
890
814
716
628
554
480
392
334
282
221
247
283
249
235
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:11PM1.57m
7:38AM1.56m
8:05PM1.55m
8:38AM1.58m
Low Tide
1:38AM0.37m
2:05PM0.38m
2:32AM0.37m
3:05PM0.38m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
6
5
5
4
4
3
3
5
6
5
4
4
3
3
3
5
6
4
3
Feels °C
-3
-3
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
2
3
3
1
0
-1
-1
-1
2
2
0
-1
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