Crossroads surf break

Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 Apr 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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crossroads today?

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 7PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (16 Apr)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
2
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
0.7
SE
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.4
SE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)101013108899999551377778987816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18810265928859766620214014011390697242586653427812155312320
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
35
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------
Sunset--5:59-------5:57-------5:55-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C111314121199910141615141312111216171514121211
Feels °C (?)545555555811121111108912131313898
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