Crossroads surf break

Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 26 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 8PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (26 Mar)7ft (2.1m)6s
Evening (26 Mar)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
4
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
3
E
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)66788910101011111111111111101010109998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)842304206378861347135423542744389918361931196516061320108975164849435428723410696
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
40
NE
25
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
SSW
0
WNW
5
E
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
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
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:24AM
1.61
11:04PM
1.75
11:32AM
1.64
12:08AM
1.78
12:33PM
1.69
1:04AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:40PM
0.24
5:21AM
0.29
5:42PM
0.21
6:20AM
0.25
6:40PM
0.17
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise--------7:46-------7:47-------
Sunset---7:37-------7:36-------7:35----
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--141031--1---1--------11
Temp. °C151515151415151314151616161616161616141313131213
Feels °C (?)1088769111111131415151615171714131212121011
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