Crossroads surf break

Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 07 Apr 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
15.2° 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 9AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (07 Apr)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (07 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
1.3
E
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)5666778899999101010101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4610617021931645645089110741363632632568618557514514452394386325273220210
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
S
15
SSE
5
S
5
SE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:43AM
1.47
7:13PM
1.53
7:37AM
1.41
8:10PM
1.49
8:36AM
1.38
9:09PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:43AM
0.48
1:00PM
0.48
1:38AM
0.53
1:53PM
0.52
2:33AM
0.55
2:47PM
0.53
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
Sunrise--7:00-------7:01-------7:03-----
Sunset-----6:15-------6:13-------6:10--
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131314141415141413121317201917161616171917151312
Feels °C (?)111011101011101110101115171614131312151714141211
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