Crossroads Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
10.3° C
1.8° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 1PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (17 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (17 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed night).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
6
4
4
4
4
3
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.7
S
9
0.4
SSE
13
1.4
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
7
1.5
S
7
1.9
S
8
2.1
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.2
S
14
3
S
15
2.1
SSE
15
1.9
SSE
15
1.8
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.2
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
106
104
83
59
613
66
101
180
245
500
707
788
1977
4318
1975
1546
1340
1017
778
301
268
222
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
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
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
6:17AM1.73m
6:43PM1.69m
7:12AM1.64m
7:37PM1.58m
8:10AM1.57m
8:36PM1.50m
Low Tide
00:12AM0.18m
12:36PM0.22m
1:03AM0.27m
1:31PM0.33m
1:57AM0.35m
2:27PM0.42m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
5
5
7
10
12
10
9
9
10
10
9
11
11
10
9
9
10
9
9
12
13
9
8
Feels °C
1
1
3
4
6
5
3
2
2
2
0
2
3
3
4
4
6
5
5
8
10
7
6
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