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Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 07 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
15.0° C
(Which is 3.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crossroads today?
The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 5PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 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) (?) | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 31 | 38 | 24 | 47 | 47 | 100 | 14 | 151 | 131 | 62 | 29 | 28 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 25 | 51 | 65 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 73 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:53PM 1.85 | 6:28AM 1.99 | 6:50PM 1.80 | 7:26AM 1.92 | 7:50PM 1.74 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:53AM 0.10 | 12:11AM 0.02 | 12:51PM 0.14 | 1:10AM 0.07 | 1:50PM 0.17 | 2:09AM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 9:10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:13 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
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