Crossroads Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
10.4°C
1.7° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (15 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.3
S
14
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
S
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
1
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.4
S
6
0.4
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
88
55
38
37
23
21
14
13
14
14
14
14
33
85
119
68
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:45AM1.70m
6:08PM1.61m
6:37AM1.63m
7:01PM1.52m
Low Tide
11:36PM0.25m
12:05PM0.31m
00:26AM0.34m
12:59PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:24
 mm
1
2
4
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
16
17
15
12
11
12
12
10
8
7
6
6
Feels °C
10
9
9
9
10
13
14
13
9
7
7
8
4
1
0
1
2
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