Crossroads surf break

Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 14 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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crossroads today?

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 12AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)--
Afternoon (15 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
S
0.8
SSE
2
SSW
1.7
S
1.4
S
1.9
SSW
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)1010999913131010999910799899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)284225171133103101969210010398153156211116367452299504238202166134111
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
SSW
10
WNW
20
W
25
W
30
W
55
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------7:09-------7:11-------7:13-
Sunset-6:02-------6:00------5:59-------
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------1-------------
Temp. °C15131211109111515141011111011131412119991015
Feels °C (?)1311987671191068633155655559
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