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Teiki Mathieu Baillan surfing a self-made Alaya surfboard in Macaroni, Mentawaï, Indonesia. Photo by C. Naslain, 2009.
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Cross Roads
New Zealand, New Zealand SI, SE Coast
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Follow "beach road" about 3km south of Oamaru. If its working you can't miss it. DistanceTake a car WalkInstant access (< 5min) Easy to find?Easy to find Public access?Public access Special accessDon't know |
Surf Spot Characteristics
Surf Spot Quality
Wave qualityRegional Classic
ExperienceExperienced surfers
FrequencyDon't know
Wave
TypePoint-break
DirectionRight
BottomFlat rocks with sand
PowerHollow, Fast, Fun
Normal lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Good day lengthNormal (50 to 150m)
Tide, Swell and Wind
Good swell directionSouth, SouthEast
Good wind directionNorthWest, West, SouthWest, South
Swell sizeStarts working at 1.5m-2m /5ft-6ft and holds up to 5m / 16 ft and over
Best tide positionLow and mid tide
Best tide movementRising and falling tides
More details
Week crowdEmpty
Week-end crowdEmpty
Dangers
- Rips / undertow
- Rocks
Additional Information
There is a small carpark (rest area) directly infront of the break. Access to the break is either, a sometimes challenging paddle from the beach, or through the gap in the rock point which can be risky.
Atmosphere
Cross Roads is a fickle break, but when its working is one of, if not the best breaks in the area. The swells wrap aroud the point from the south and peel into the sandy bay. The wave varies in length, depending on the size and direction of the swell. The Bull kelp which covers the rocky point can entangle and drown a surfer, so getting caught inside requires a frantic paddle back out.
General
Love the wave. If its clean you're almost guaranteed a barrel.
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Comments
By jordan fluitsma , 06-07-2004
local surfer says - its no great place to surf it goes really flat as soon as you get on the wave you can get a long ride if good swell i would have to say it does not barrel it to flat and good for floaters not barrels some times it really big but easy to duck dive
By Jason , 17-06-2004
crossroads rips - gotta be there when its on, and its good, lined up down the bull kelp rock shelf. It was the spot we were always waiting to break, when we were grommets in the eighties. I'll try and find the old photos, roofride floater and a nice cutty. Once with frost on the pebble beach a hard core girl donned layers of diving wetsuit and took it on alone, she dived from the pebbles onto a wave sucking back out, got spun by the shorey and came in stoked!
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By anonymous , 18-09-2004
does pump - Ive had some awseome waves here yes its fickle with the wind, swell and tides but when its on 4 foot plus it pumps hard and fast with big long fast racey walls.