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/ Otago (35 surf breaks) /
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Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 27 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crossroads today?
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 1PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the SW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 17 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | |
485 | 392 | 293 | 240 | 180 | 166 | 121 | 84 | 59 | 54 | 33 | 37 | 36 | 19 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 31 | 29 | 428 | 5 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:07PM1.70m | 00:32AM1.76m | 12:54PM1.72m | 1:16AM1.74m | 1:38PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52AM0.21m | 6:12PM0.19m | 6:39AM0.20m | 6:59PM0.21m | 7:22AM0.21m | 7:44PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 |
 kJ | 485 | 392 | 293 | 240 | 180 | 166 | 121 | 84 | 59 | 54 | 33 | 37 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 22 | S 22 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | S 19 | S 13 | SSE 7 | S 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 10 | S 24 | S 12 | NE 4 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | E 3 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 31 | 30 | 1 | 26 | 25 | 25 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | WNW 2 | SSW 17 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 428 | 266 | 227 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 208 | 237 | 94 |
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