Crossroads Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
12.2°C
3.2° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 3AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
1.2
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
137
132
131
132
134
84
83
85
139
311
353
196
217
195
165
157
124
117
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
0
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:17AM1.83m
3:40PM1.82m
4:02AM1.82m
4:23PM1.78m
Low Tide
9:05PM0.11m
9:26AM0.10m
9:49PM0.13m
10:12AM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
12
11
11
11
10
10
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
15
17
16
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
7
7
9
9
10
9
10
11
11
11
14
16
14
13
13
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