Crossroads Surf Forecast

/ Otago (35 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (462 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (45.18° S 170.91° E)

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Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 16 Jul 2025 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 9.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crossroads today?

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 10AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	11s
Evening (16 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s

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

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	Wednesday 16							Thursday 17								Friday 18								Saturday 19								Sunday 20								Monday 21								Tuesday 22								Wednesday 23
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	2	0	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	1	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	S	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	S	S	S	S	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Period(s) (?)	10	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	15	10	10	10	10	10	10	15	15	15	15	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	365	370	375	472	451	364	453	576	869	858	914	799	672	570	582	501	521	547	503	557	504	467	547	499	606	470	405	401	389	413	468	457	343	337	315	258	246	185	184	200	206	416	181	178	151	146	149	186	354	524	580	790	468	476	500	458	405	403	347	340
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	W	W	WNW	NW	NE	N	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	N	NNE	NW	SSW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	NW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	SSW	SW	WNW	W	W	ENE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	W	ENE	NW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	glass	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	glass	glass	cross- off	off	off	off	off	off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			6:52AM 1.62				7:21PM 1.68				7:47AM 1.62				8:17PM 1.65				8:47AM 1.63					9:17PM 1.63				9:52AM 1.67				10:21PM 1.64				10:58AM 1.73				11:24PM 1.67				12:00PM 1.80					12:24AM 1.71				12:58PM 1.87				1:19AM 1.76
Low Tide / height (m)	12:56AM 0.28				1:15PM 0.23				1:47AM 0.27				2:11PM 0.26				2:42AM 0.27					3:10PM 0.27				3:38AM 0.25				4:11PM 0.28				4:36AM 0.23				5:12PM 0.27				5:35AM 0.19					6:12PM 0.25				6:32AM 0.15				7:10PM 0.21				7:28AM 0.10

	Wednesday 16							Thursday 17								Friday 18								Saturday 19								Sunday 20								Monday 21								Tuesday 22								Wednesday 23
Sunrise	-	-	8:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:08	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:07	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:06	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:03	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:19	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	9	9	10	11	8	7	6	6	5	5	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	8	9	9	9	7	6	6	7	10	12	10	9	9	8	7	7	9	10	8	8	8	8	7	7	10	11	9	9	9	9	9	9	12	13	12	11	11	10	10	10	13
Feels °C (?)	4	2	3	3	5	2	1	2	3	2	2	6	5	4	3	2	1	1	1	3	4	6	4	4	2	2	4	8	9	7	6	5	4	3	2	4	5	3	4	2	3	4	4	7	9	6	6	5	5	5	5	9	11	9	8	7	6	7	7	10

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Otago

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Crossroads (light winds from the W at Oamaru Aero Automatic Weather Station 27 km from Crossroads). 1.4m 10s swell from the ESE with a 1.4m 10s swell from the ESE and a 1.3m 5s windswell from the SSW as well as a 0.4m 14s groundswell, also from the SSW. Swells combining to make to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 22 minutes ago Crossroads

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27 km away, 1 h 22 min ago

9 km/h

4.6

9.9

Air / Water (°C)

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