Crossroads surf break

Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 12 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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crossroads today?

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 12AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 12). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (13 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (13 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
ENE
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)127712131313131314131414131313131212913131416
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)117149167184208261299352352404458471416398342282238181149116121176243513
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
25
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
0
S
5
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
5
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glassglassoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:51PM
1.50
12:12PM
1.42
12:40AM
1.55
12:58PM
1.47
1:23AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:18PM
0.52
5:54AM
0.53
6:08PM
0.48
6:41AM
0.48
6:53PM
0.41
7:24AM
0.42
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise------7:28-------7:28-------7:30-
Sunset-8:05-------8:02-------8:00------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191817171616141513121212121213161615141413121517
Feels °C (?)15151614131391110121111111012131212121311101314
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