Crossroads surf break

Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 04 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
15.7° C
(Which is 2.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crossroads today?

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 3PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (04 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (04 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SE
0.8
SSE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.7
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
ESE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)991111111111121111111111111111101010101010917
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)162981802472804103643902971162973072972912792271441641611251229085146
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
0
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
SSE
10
NNE
0
SW
15
S
5
S
5
N
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrossglasscrosscross-
off
glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:48PM
1.82
5:13AM
1.84
5:32PM
1.78
5:55AM
1.76
6:17PM
1.71
6:39AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:42AM
0.12
11:01PM
0.09
11:26AM
0.16
11:46PM
0.16
12:10PM
0.22
12:33AM
0.25
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise--------7:16-------7:18-------
Sunset---8:19-------8:16-------8:15----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C101515141212121215181816161717161923252518151515
Feels °C (?)6111010910101014161614141515131722232516151515
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