Crossroads surf break

Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast 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
13.7° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crossroads today?

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 10PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (19 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
ESE
1.4
S
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)991010101066668899989999991011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39428010810677200213209167130184162166169146299238300378460519661784
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:55AM
1.80
5:28PM
1.92
5:53AM
1.76
6:28PM
1.88
6:55AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:53PM
0.13
11:13AM
0.10
11:53PM
0.17
12:14PM
0.13
12:56AM
0.22
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise------7:16-------7:18-------7:18-
Sunset5:53-------5:52-------5:51-------
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
Rain (mm)
1----11--1-11-1-11----1-
Temp. °C1011109910998888888999888889
Feels °C (?)686454332334443444333323
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