Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 01 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Trolley's surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Trolley's sea temperature is
13.0° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Trolley's today?

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 4AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (01 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Monday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
NE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.5
NE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.3
NNE
0.2
ENE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)101313131010445599995998886934
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2540404216151018233813121212138873388712
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
SSW
5
S
0
ESE
15
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
5
SW
10
WSW
5
W
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
E
5
E
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:08AM
1.65
1:32PM
1.80
1:57AM
1.74
2:21PM
1.87
2:47AM
1.85
3:11PM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:14AM
0.34
7:47PM
0.30
8:04AM
0.26
8:35PM
0.22
8:57AM
0.18
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Monday
03
Sunrise---6:11-------6:11-------6:09----
Sunset-------8:13-------8:14-------8:15
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C1010999910101010108101211111111111112121212
Feels °C (?)887855456885998991010910988
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