Crossroads surf break

Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 22 May 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
12.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crossroads today?

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 7PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (22 May)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
3
1
1
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
14
1
S
15
1.1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
15
1
S
16
1
S
16
1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
151
115
78
151
50
49
52
163
166
250
440
515
411
477
516
509
540
661
778
702
622
485
444
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
SE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
7:43AM1.73m
8:20PM1.83m
8:48AM1.69m
9:22PM1.78m
9:51AM1.67m
10:21PM1.73m
Low Tide
2:03PM0.13m
2:42AM0.20m
3:03PM0.16m
3:39AM0.21m
4:01PM0.20m
4:33AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:56
7:56
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:08
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
9
11
13
11
10
10
11
11
12
15
12
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
11
9
9
10
10
10
5
8
10
10
8
9
9
9
10
13
8
9
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
6
7
9
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.8
S
14
1
S
15
1.1
S
14
1
S
14
1
S
15
1
S
16
1
S
16
1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
Energy kJ
110
151
115
78
151
15
39
39
163
166
250
440
515
411
477
516
509
540
661
778
702
622
485
444
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
NE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
NE
3
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
11
Energy kJ
14
4
15
15
3
50
49
52
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
12
12
11
10
10
2
19
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
E
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
5
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.1
E
5
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
ENE
4
Energy kJ
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
2
6
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
30
29
1
10
33
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
4
4
3
3
1
2
2
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
79
79
77
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
98
11
0
2
2
0
0
26
79
79
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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