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/ Otago (35 surf breaks) /
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Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 08 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Crossroads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Crossroads sea temperature is
13.1° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crossroads today?
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 9PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | |
63 | 67 | 101 | 422 | 653 | 463 | 211 | 199 | 150 | 167 | 1077 | 684 | 3504 | 1102 | 931 | 2154 | 1471 | 1424 | 1598 | 1583 | 1230 | 1139 | 965 | 847 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 8:24PM1.50m | 8:45AM1.38m | 9:14PM1.50m | 9:35AM1.40m | 10:02PM1.52m | 10:22AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM0.49m | 2:46AM0.51m | 2:57PM0.47m | 3:33AM0.48m | 3:44PM0.43m | 4:17AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  | |  |  | | | | | |  |  | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
— | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 63 | 67 | 101 | 422 | 653 | 463 | 211 | 165 | 150 | 167 | 180 | 684 | 1530 | 1102 | 931 | 855 | 30 | 57 | 86 | 85 | 1230 | 1139 | 965 | 847 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 16 | S 6 | S 7 | S 9 | S 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 14 | ENE 9 | — | — | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 23 | 47 | 50 | 47 | 42 | 58 | 222 | 136 | 78 | 77 | 54 | 52 | 33 | 16 | — | — | 84 | 78 | 76 | 75 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | — | S 17 | S 18 | — | — | — | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 12 | — | — | — | NE 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | 23 | 25 | — | — | — | 49 | 47 | 44 | 6 | — | — | — | 47 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 7 | — | NE 3 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 14 | — | — | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 151 | 8 | 37 | 199 | — | 5 | 1077 | 112 | 3504 | — | — | 2154 | 1471 | 1424 | 1598 | 1583 | 24 | 15 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 63 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 232 | 232 | 64 | 64 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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