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Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 10 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
15.6° C
(Which is 4.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crossroads today?
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 7PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
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) (?) | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 38 | 57 | 59 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 42 | 46 | 37 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 66 | 44 | 26 | 105 | 79 | 275 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | on | glass | glass | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:24AM 1.83 | 8:51PM 1.68 | 9:24AM 1.75 | 9:52PM 1.62 | 10:23AM 1.67 | 10:53PM 1.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:48PM 0.21 | 3:08AM 0.19 | 3:44PM 0.25 | 4:04AM 0.26 | 4:38PM 0.29 | 4:59AM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 9:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:15 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 5 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
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