Crossroads surf break

Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 09 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 2AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)1010109999999966788888999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)266214214173139136181818158581049277192421483499368455486431388405
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
0
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:09PM
1.48
9:34AM
1.38
10:05PM
1.49
10:27AM
1.40
10:54PM
1.53
11:13AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:26AM
0.55
3:39PM
0.51
4:15AM
0.51
4:27PM
0.46
5:00AM
0.46
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----7:03-------7:05-------7:07---
Sunset-------6:09-------6:07-------6:06
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151312121213141211111010121516151414131315181916
Feels °C (?)121211111081078777910121211119911161715
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