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Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 06 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast 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
14.6° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crossroads today?
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 5PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Crossroads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 87 | 85 | 52 | 53 | 34 | 99 | 52 | 42 | 33 | 47 | 33 | 25 | 38 | 100 | 14 | 147 | 105 | 62 | 29 | 35 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | off | cross | cross | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:57PM 1.88 | 5:31AM 2.04 | 5:53PM 1.85 | 6:28AM 1.99 | 6:50PM 1.80 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:54AM 0.08 | 11:12PM -0.01 | 11:53AM 0.10 | 12:11AM 0.02 | 12:51PM 0.14 | 1:10AM 0.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 9:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:12 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 |
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