Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Issued: 12 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Trolley's sea temperature is

14.5°C

Trolley's surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Trolley's today (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 4AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	6s
Evening (01 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	NNE 5	SE 10	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	NNE 8	NE 9	NE 9	N 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	NE 5	NE 6	ENE 6	SE 4	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	31	29	27	44	18	69	30	37	78	19	20	11	14	19	26	24	18	46	6	5	5	8	6	13
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NE	NE	E	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	E	E	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					10:33AM2.07m				11:02PM1.90m				11:35AM2.05m				00:05AM1.89m				12:35PM2.02m
Low Tide			4:17AM0.09m				4:56PM0.13m				5:15AM0.10m				5:53PM0.13m				6:14AM0.12m				6:50PM0.13m


	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	8	8	9	12	18	19	16	15	15	16	16	17	18	18	18	16	11	11	13	12	12	10	10
Feels °C	3	4	5	6	9	15	14	11	10	6	8	8	9	11	11	12	13	8	8	12	8	8	6	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	NE 5	SE 10	NE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ESE 12	NE 9	NE 9	ENE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 8	SE 12	NE 8	N 4	NE 5	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	31	29	27	10	14	27	30	37	15	19	20	8	4	4	3	6	11	6	6	5	3	3	6	13
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 10	ESE 13	SSE 9	SSE 9	ESE 13	SE 9	ENE 5	SE 12	ENE 6	NE 9	NE 8	SE 12	—	SE 12	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	E 8	S 14	S 15
kJ	8	8	8	26	18	8	8	16	3	2	6	4	3	3	6	—	6	10	6	3	3	1	32	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 13	E 12	ESE 14	E 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 9	SE 12	ESE 12	NE 5	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	S 13	S 8	—	NE 5	NE 6	SE 11	SE 11	NE 8	SE 11	—
kJ	2	3	3	18	3	17	17	7	53	15	1	6	6	6	3	1	—	4	1	5	5	3	5	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 5	ENE 5	NE 6	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNE 8	N 3	N 3	N 3	NNW 4	NNW 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 5	—	—	SE 3	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4
kJ	12	17	13	44	17	69	10	7	78	8	8	11	14	19	26	24	18	46	—	—	4	8	5	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Waikuku Beach Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	Leithfield Beach Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	South Shore Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Oaro Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kahutara Kaikoura and Marlborough	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Trolley's Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	41	35	24	35	35	6	45	6	85	127	127	127	138	156	145	45	40	0	29	33	41	41	41	39
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Gore Bay	Fields	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay							Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Le Bons Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1							1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	2	4	2	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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