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Crossroads Surf Forecast
/ Otago (35 surf breaks) /
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Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 05 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 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crossroads today?
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
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) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 106 | 106 | 92 | 130 | 110 | 129 | 73 | 89 | 86 | 117 | 85 | 86 | 42 | 82 | 44 | 34 | 32 | 43 | 72 | 53 | 75 | 47 | 49 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- on | on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:02PM 1.88 | 4:35AM 2.05 | 4:57PM 1.88 | 5:31AM 2.04 | 5:53PM 1.85 | 6:28AM 1.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:56AM 0.08 | 10:14PM -0.01 | 10:54AM 0.08 | 11:12PM -0.01 | 11:53AM 0.10 | 12:11AM 0.02 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 9:08 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:10 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 8 |
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