Crossroads surf break

Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
15.6° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crossroads today?

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 6AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (25 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.4
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
4
ENE
Period(s) (?)915141413131312126666778910101011111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28545349686663395756635811433049870712301474157616832017217319963944
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
S
5
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
45
NE
50
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
25
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:44PM
1.75
9:13AM
1.62
9:54PM
1.74
10:24AM
1.61
11:04PM
1.75
11:32AM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:13AM
0.30
3:35PM
0.25
4:18AM
0.31
4:40PM
0.24
5:21AM
0.29
5:42PM
0.21
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise----7:43-------7:45-------7:46---
Sunset-------7:39-------7:37-------7:36
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1158311-----
Temp. °C151412121313131313131414141515151515151515171918
Feels °C (?)15131010121212121311121298771010111112141617
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