Crossroads surf break

Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 06 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crossroads today?

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 6PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (06 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (06 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
ESE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.3
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)10101010101091516161515151516161615151515566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2141641331531181158512112717711811511611912412612411912111611373163134
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
5
ENE
15
S
5
SSW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NE
15
SE
25
SSE
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglasscrossglasscrossglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononglasscrosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:17PM
1.71
6:39AM
1.66
7:03PM
1.64
7:26AM
1.57
7:53PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:10PM
0.22
12:33AM
0.25
12:56PM
0.30
1:22AM
0.35
1:44PM
0.38
2:13AM
0.44
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise--------7:18-------7:20-------
Sunset---8:15-------8:14-------8:12----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------------612511
Temp. °C182224231815151416191817151414131619161413111010
Feels °C (?)16202122161514131416161615121313161713118545
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