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Crossroads Surf Forecast
/ Otago (35 surf breaks) /
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Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
14.0° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crossroads today?
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 9PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 90 | 69 | 67 | 50 | 33 | 36 | 38 | 36 | 40 | 75 | 45 | 28 | 18 | 20 | 43 | 17 | 44 | 44 | 78 | 110 | 110 | 162 | 440 | 618 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:13AM 1.84 | 3:38PM 1.92 | 4:02AM 1.83 | 4:31PM 1.94 | 4:55AM 1.80 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:02PM 0.08 | 9:24AM 0.08 | 9:56PM 0.09 | 10:16AM 0.08 | 10:53PM 0.13 | 11:13AM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - |
| Sunset | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
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