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/ Otago (35 surf breaks) /
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Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
12.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crossroads today?
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 11AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | |
242 | 215 | 104 | 62 | 176 | 53 | 99 | 103 | 106 | 73 | 151 | 284 | 636 | 1549 | 706 | 666 | 507 | 405 | 355 | 245 | 176 | 132 | 94 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 10:15AM1.67m | 10:48PM1.77m | 11:14AM1.69m | 11:43PM1.77m | 12:07PM1.70m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04AM0.24m | 4:25PM0.19m | 5:00AM0.22m | 5:20PM0.19m | 5:52AM0.21m | 6:12PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | | | | | | | | |  | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:39 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
10 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 10 | S 9 | S 13 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
 kJ | 242 | 215 | 65 | 40 | 176 | 45 | 99 | 103 | 106 | 73 | 151 | 284 | — | 715 | 706 | 666 | 507 | 405 | 355 | 245 | 176 | 132 | 94 | 84 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 14 | SSE 14 | E 9 | SSE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | — | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | E 9 | NNE 4 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 104 | 62 | 6 | 53 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 |
| kJ | 24 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 636 | 1549 | 230 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 26 | 115 | 70 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 79 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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