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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 Saturday 09 May 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
13.0° C
(Which is 2.5°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: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | |
363 | 265 | 218 | 3460 | 813 | 957 | 1175 | 2229 | 1952 | 1854 | 1942 | 1561 | 1279 | 1109 | 1009 | 754 | 645 | 531 | 497 | 380 | 286 | 169 | 693 | 966 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 9:14PM1.50m | 9:35AM1.40m | 10:02PM1.52m | 10:22AM1.45m | 10:48PM1.57m | 11:09AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:57PM0.47m | 3:33AM0.48m | 3:44PM0.43m | 4:17AM0.43m | 4:30PM0.37m | 5:01AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 |
 kJ | 201 | 265 | 218 | 557 | 813 | 957 | 72 | 54 | 30 | 31 | 87 | 1561 | 1279 | 1109 | 1009 | 754 | 645 | 531 | 497 | 380 | 286 | 169 | 693 | 966 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 9 | S 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 14 | ENE 14 | E 14 | ENE 13 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 28 | 39 | 163 | 170 | 102 | 100 | 30 | 19 | 34 | 34 | — | 85 | 82 | 78 | 76 | 75 | 72 | 71 | 69 | 65 | 63 | 77 | 61 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | S 15 | SE 12 | — | — | ENE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NNE 3 | — | E 11 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | 47 | 39 | 5 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 195 | 2 | — | 62 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NE 4 | — | SSW 14 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — |
| kJ | 363 | 17 | — | 3460 | — | — | 1175 | 2229 | 1952 | 1854 | 1942 | 21 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 21 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 268 | 64 | 94 | 64 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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