Crossroads surf break

Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 24 May 2026 NZST
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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
12.1° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crossroads today?

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 4AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (25 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (25 May)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
16
0.8
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
15
2
SSE
17
2
SSE
17
1.9
SSE
17
1.8
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
566
521
519
461
356
345
267
258
203
196
179
147
107
73
83
312
1121
2250
2303
1978
1367
1127
887
746
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
5
S
0
N
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNW
5
E
10
NNW
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
10:21PM1.73m
10:50AM1.66m
11:16PM1.69m
11:43AM1.65m
00:05AM1.66m
12:32PM1.66m
Low Tide
4:33AM0.22m
4:55PM0.24m
5:24AM0.24m
5:46PM0.28m
6:11AM0.26m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:06
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
9
11
12
11
11
12
12
11
9
9
9
8
9
8
8
7
8
11
13
11
7
7
7
7
6
9
10
9
9
9
9
7
5
5
6
6
8
6
6
5
6
10
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
15
1.6
SSE
15
2
SSE
17
2
SSE
17
1.9
SSE
17
1.8
SSE
15
1.7
SSE
14
1.6
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
13
Energy kJ
566
521
519
461
356
345
267
258
203
196
179
147
107
73
65
312
1121
2250
2303
1978
1367
1127
887
746
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
6
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
Energy kJ
10
10
19
22
8
22
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
83
34
58
19
19
8
11
11
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
18
0.2
E
11
0.3
NE
9
0.1
NE
5
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
1
3
6
10
12
1
40
1
1
21
45
19
19
19
19
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
5
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
5
1
S
5
Energy kJ
2
12
19
28
54
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
4
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
2
79
2
0
0
0
87
161
63
63
3
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
5
4
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
6
7
7
7
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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