Crossroads surf break

Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 11 Feb 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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Crossroads today?

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 4AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (11 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (11 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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

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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.7
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.8
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)1010109999878811556667788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5450472928575636472221393256107137133277294403277264228165
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
5
WNW
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrossglasscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:33PM
1.48
11:56AM
1.43
12:28AM
1.52
12:48PM
1.45
1:17AM
1.57
1:34PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:36AM
0.54
5:54PM
0.50
6:28AM
0.53
6:43PM
0.47
7:16AM
0.49
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sunrise---6:45-------6:47-------6:48----
Sunset-------8:53-------8:52-------8:51
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C191614131313141513131313161920191717171719211313
Feels °C (?)1914121111121111101112111315161616171514162189
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