Crossroads Surf Forecast

/ Otago (35 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (45.18° S 170.91° E)

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Crossroads surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 26 Oct 2025 NZDT

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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 12.1° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crossroads today?

The current surf forecast for Crossroads at 12AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	13s
Evening (27 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	10s

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

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	Sunday 26			Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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	10 AM	1 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	2	0	1	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	E	SSW	S	S	SSW	S
Period(s) (?)	13	10	9	9	11	12	12	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6	6	12	8	8	8	8	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	239	71	44	44	83	368	78	110	108	151	134	131	61	73	151	113	47	38	69	211	112	109	402	107
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNW	NNW	NW	SSW	SSW	SSE	S	S	S	S	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	WSW	W	WSW	W
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	off
High Tide / height (m)			7:27PM 1.43				7:57AM 1.52				8:19PM 1.39				8:49AM 1.49				9:12PM 1.37				9:43AM 1.49
Low Tide / height (m)					1:45AM 0.51				2:25PM 0.54				2:37AM 0.53				3:17PM 0.54				3:29AM 0.51

	Sunday 26			Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:24	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-
Sunset	-	8:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8:17	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	2	3	2	3	6	5	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	13	14	11	13	10	6	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	5	7	8	8	5	5	6	5	9	12
Feels °C (?)	10	10	5	5	5	0	0	1	-1	-2	-2	-1	-3	-3	0	1	2	4	1	1	-2	-1	4	9

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Otago

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Crossroads (calm at Oamaru 8 km from Crossroads). 1.2m 6s windswell from the S with a 0.5m 13s groundswell from the SSE and a 0.3m 8s swell from the S. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
21 hours 31 minutes ago Crossroads

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