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/ Otago (35 surf breaks) /
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Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 18 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
12.4° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crossroads today?
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 2PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | |
19 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:44AM1.85m | 4:17PM2.01m | 4:40AM1.84m | 5:15PM2.00m | 5:39AM1.81m | 6:15PM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58AM0.03m | 10:39PM0.11m | 10:58AM0.04m | 11:40PM0.13m | 11:59AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | 5:10 |
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Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
 kJ | 11 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 14 | S 13 | E 9 | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | S 13 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSE 12 | — | ENE 3 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 15 | E 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 15 | — | 1 | — | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | — | NNE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 26 | 77 | 26 | 70 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 82 | 79 | 169 | 181 |
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