Crossroads surf break

Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 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
13.3° C
(Which is 2.0°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: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)891010101010101010101010101010999913131615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2282722452402001631631631601281201209696969669684344121119242212
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
ESE
0
E
0
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassonglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:55AM
1.71
7:33PM
1.84
8:02AM
1.67
8:41PM
1.80
9:10AM
1.66
9:47PM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:17PM
0.17
2:01AM
0.24
2:22PM
0.19
3:04AM
0.25
3:25PM
0.19
4:04AM
0.24
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise7:18-------7:20-------7:22-------
Sunset--5:49-------5:46-------5:45-----
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C891110987781011998891215161514141312
Feels °C (?)446765445887755581214121111109
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