Crossroads surf break

Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 03 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
15.3° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crossroads today?

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 4PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (03 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (03 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.8
SSE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)111111101010109991111111112121111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60350844136732725621619616298180243280331343390297286302297291286238223
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:04PM
1.84
4:30AM
1.89
4:48PM
1.82
5:13AM
1.84
5:32PM
1.78
5:55AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:57AM
0.11
10:15PM
0.05
10:42AM
0.12
11:01PM
0.09
11:26AM
0.16
11:46PM
0.16
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise--------7:15-------7:16-------
Sunset---8:21-------8:19-------8:16----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C9111211998811141514121213131618171615161716
Feels °C (?)789866547101010101011111516151413141614
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