Crossroads surf break

Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast 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
14.9° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crossroads today?

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 12PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
S
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
1.8
SSW
1
SSE
1.9
SSW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)1111111010109999131310109999101061088
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)70853344134628422517113311010696921001051001261561808185269192445355
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
0
NE
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
WSW
15
WNW
25
W
15
WNW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
10
SW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise--7:09-------7:09-------7:11-----
Sunset-----6:02-------6:00------5:59---
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C12111115141412111091115161412111110121415131110
Feels °C (?)988111113987681110108645136676
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