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Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 26 Apr 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
12.7° 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: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 21 | S 20 | |
106 | 75 | 148 | 289 | 551 | 724 | 706 | 543 | 485 | 392 | 298 | 245 | 180 | 169 | 124 | 84 | 59 | 54 | 38 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 36 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 11:14AM1.69m | 11:43PM1.77m | 12:07PM1.70m | 00:32AM1.76m | 12:54PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00AM0.22m | 5:20PM0.19m | 5:52AM0.21m | 6:12PM0.19m | 6:39AM0.20m | 6:59PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:37 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
 kJ | 106 | 75 | 148 | 289 | 551 | 724 | 706 | 543 | 485 | 392 | 298 | 245 | 180 | 169 | 124 | 84 | 59 | 54 | 38 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | E 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 |
| kJ | 1 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 36 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 24 | S 22 | S 12 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 70 | 2 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 70 | 79 | 2 | 2 |
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