Crossroads surf break

Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
13.7° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crossroads today?

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 8PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Afternoon (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
S
1.1
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
S
1.1
ESE
1.4
S
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)666777888999999898101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)200213181165183268322338311320275299206260266270220260240245205209218222
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:28PM
1.92
5:53AM
1.76
6:28PM
1.88
6:55AM
1.71
7:33PM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:13AM
0.10
11:53PM
0.17
12:14PM
0.13
12:56AM
0.22
1:17PM
0.17
2:01AM
0.24
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise7:16-------7:18-------7:18-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:51-------5:49-----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---11-1-----------------
Temp. °C99988877889988888910108766
Feels °C (?)323333335445443334575333
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