Crossroads surf break

Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 07 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 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crossroads today?

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 10PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)--
Afternoon (07 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (07 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)7788999999101010101010101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2774034508701020588528563551502557580514524461394333325271219210170134133
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
W
0
SE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:13PM
1.53
7:37AM
1.41
8:10PM
1.49
8:36AM
1.38
9:09PM
1.48
9:34AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:00PM
0.48
1:38AM
0.53
1:53PM
0.52
2:33AM
0.55
2:47PM
0.53
3:26AM
0.55
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise------7:01-------7:03-------7:03-
Sunset-6:15-------6:13-------6:10------
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---11-------------------
Temp. °C141414141313141720191716151517181815131212111213
Feels °C (?)10101012111112151817151413121417161313111110109
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