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Crossroads Surf Forecast
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Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 30 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
11.9° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crossroads today (30 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 6PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | |
191 | 143 | 105 | 90 | 75 | 66 | 48 | 47 | 48 | 99 | 154 | 191 | 147 | 123 | 127 | 127 | 105 | 112 | 125 | 120 | 99 | 101 | 140 | 230 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:39PM1.69m | 2:55AM1.60m | 3:20PM1.70m | 3:36AM1.59m | 4:02PM1.69m | 4:18AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:17AM0.32m | 8:47PM0.38m | 8:59AM0.34m | 9:31PM0.40m | 9:42AM0.35m | 10:16PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | | | |  | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 |
 | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | 5:01 |
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Temp °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 191 | 143 | 105 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 39 | 47 | 47 | 32 | 16 | 191 | 147 | 123 | 127 | 127 | 105 | 112 | 125 | 120 | 99 | 101 | 140 | 230 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 8 | S 12 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 90 | 66 | 66 | 48 | 47 | 24 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | E 12 | S 13 | S 12 | E 9 | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | — | — | S 12 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | — | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 15 | 20 | 59 | 75 | — | — | 114 | 48 | 99 | 154 | 375 | 385 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 85 | 85 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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