Crossroads Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
10.3°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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 3AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (14 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (14 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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)
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.9
SSE
9
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
589
387
296
263
218
179
153
119
92
88
55
38
37
23
21
14
13
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:57AM1.78m
5:20PM1.71m
5:45AM1.70m
6:08PM1.61m
Low Tide
10:48PM0.17m
11:14AM0.21m
11:36PM0.25m
12:05PM0.31m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
11
13
15
13
12
12
12
12
13
16
17
15
13
Feels °C
6
7
7
7
8
9
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
13
14
13
10
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