Crossroads surf break

Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 07 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
14.9° C
(Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crossroads today?

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 6AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (08 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ENE
2.5
ENE
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
ENE
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)8899910101010101010101010101010999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45094162757560165467362555758051445245239233131826621417016613413313881
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
S
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNW
5
NW
0
ENE
10
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:13PM
1.53
7:37AM
1.41
8:10PM
1.49
8:36AM
1.38
9:09PM
1.48
9:34AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:38AM
0.53
1:53PM
0.52
2:33AM
0.55
2:47PM
0.53
3:26AM
0.55
3:39PM
0.51
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise----7:01-------7:03-------7:03---
Sunset-------6:13-------6:10-------6:09
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C141413131418212017161616171817151313121212121312
Feels °C (?)101111111216181814141313151715141212111210888
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