Crossroads Surf Break

Lat Long: 45.18° S 170.91° E

Crossroads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
12.0°C
3.0° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 12AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (08 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
16
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.3
S
18
0.4
SSE
18
0.5
S
17
0.6
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.9
ENE
10
0.5
S
16
0.6
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
51
47
47
73
71
67
44
57
102
140
193
129
121
163
161
169
137
188
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
SE
10
E
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:44AM1.79m
2:11PM1.86m
2:32AM1.82m
2:56PM1.85m
Low Tide
7:32PM0.14m
7:51AM0.08m
8:19PM0.11m
8:40AM0.08m
9:05PM0.11m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
14
12
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
8
9
9
10
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
15
12
9
7
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
4
6
6
7
8
8
8
9
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