Crossroads surf break

Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 13 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
14.9° 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 5AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
S
2.3
SSW
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)1212111111101010999913131010101091010131310
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10368877085334413462842311711331031069693851071051291471501072251703231
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNE
5
N
5
NE
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
25
NE
15
NNW
10
SW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
40
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
crossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----7:09-------7:09-------7:11---
Sunset-------6:02-------6:00------5:59-
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C14131211111414131211109111415131211101012141513
Feels °C (?)1212988111211987681091086445566
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