Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 21 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
17.6° C
(Which is 2.6°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 8PM is: 1.1m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (21 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.5
ENE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
N
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)109945669998813126776345556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)30501134355292214141414146368131611651725251016
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
0
SW
5
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
5
WSW
10
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
onglassoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:16AM
1.90
8:41PM
1.87
9:06AM
1.87
9:35PM
1.89
10:01AM
1.85
10:34PM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:40PM
0.20
3:04AM
0.21
3:31PM
0.20
3:59AM
0.23
4:24PM
0.20
4:56AM
0.24
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:58-------6:58
Sunset---8:28-------8:27-------8:24----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141414151614131215192017131211111213141415151615
Feels °C (?)109891311109121615131099101099912151311
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