Crossroads surf break

Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 01 May 2026 NZST
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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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.9°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: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (01 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
98
98
72
63
61
97
126
124
121
161
107
104
103
63
59
55
34
33
20
31
28
27
26
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
N
10
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
2:38AM1.68m
3:01PM1.72m
3:18AM1.65m
3:42PM1.71m
3:59AM1.61m
4:24PM1.69m
Low Tide
8:44AM0.25m
9:09PM0.30m
9:24AM0.29m
9:53PM0.34m
10:07AM0.33m
10:39PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:30
7:31
7:33
7:33
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5:35
5:34
5:31
5:30
Temp °C
9
9
8
10
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
16
19
17
16
15
14
13
13
15
14
12
11
11
7
7
5
8
9
8
8
8
9
8
9
13
15
14
13
12
11
9
10
11
11
10
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
S
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
100
96
98
72
63
61
97
126
124
121
161
107
104
103
63
59
55
34
33
20
31
28
27
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
S
7
0.1
NE
4
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
ENE
4
Energy kJ
98
98
96
61
61
61
42
27
26
8
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
14
13
13
13
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
S
17
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
S
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
8
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
2
3
3
3
1
49
2
2
2
6
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
S
5
Energy kJ
12
2
2
1
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
79
0
79
0
0
0
0
0
2
79
2
0
0
0
1
26
70
79
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Otago
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
9
7
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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