Crossroads surf break

Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 25 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crossroads today?

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 11AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.7
S
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.9
S
13
1.2
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.2
S
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
242
215
104
62
176
53
99
103
106
73
151
284
636
1549
706
666
507
405
355
245
176
132
94
84
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
E
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:15AM1.67m
10:48PM1.77m
11:14AM1.69m
11:43PM1.77m
12:07PM1.70m
Low Tide
4:04AM0.24m
4:25PM0.19m
5:00AM0.22m
5:20PM0.19m
5:52AM0.21m
6:12PM0.19m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:22
7:24
7:24
7:26
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5:44
5:43
5:40
5:39
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
12
16
20
18
18
18
17
16
18
15
15
12
11
11
11
12
13
16
19
17
17
17
10
8
9
13
18
15
14
15
14
12
14
11
12
10
9
11
9
10
11
13
16
14
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
16
0.7
S
15
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.7
S
13
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.9
S
13
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
Energy kJ
242
215
65
40
176
45
99
103
106
73
151
284
715
706
666
507
405
355
245
176
132
94
84
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.2
E
9
0.4
SSE
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
S
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
9
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
ENE
4
Energy kJ
15
15
104
62
6
53
2
1
8
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
24
13
15
6
6
6
2
1
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
WSW
2
1.2
S
15
1.8
S
15
1.2
S
9
0.2
NNE
3
0.3
NE
4
0.5
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
636
1549
230
1
2
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
70
26
115
70
0
2
0
0
79
79
2
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
5
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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