Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 22 May 2026 NZST
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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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.3°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 3AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 22). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (23 May)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (23 May)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
NE
11
0.4
SE
17
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
10
10
10
5
5
2
5
26
50
48
25
27
55
57
59
79
99
71
57
51
46
44
43
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
0
SE
5
WSW
5
N
5
ENE
5
E
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
9:49PM2.09m
10:19AM1.92m
10:49PM2.03m
11:19AM1.88m
11:46PM1.96m
12:17PM1.86m
Low Tide
4:09AM0.09m
4:29PM0.11m
5:04AM0.13m
5:25PM0.17m
5:59AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
7:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:06
5:06
Temp °C
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
13
11
10
9
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
10
9
10
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
18
0.4
SE
17
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
Energy kJ
16
10
10
10
5
5
2
2
26
50
48
25
27
55
57
59
59
60
71
10
5
46
44
43
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
15
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
E
13
0.6
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
13
12
11
11
10
10
3
79
49
23
57
51
20
20
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.4
NE
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
4
5
5
1
4
4
3
29
21
21
20
5
4
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
4
0.2
ENE
2
0.2
ENE
2
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
11
0.5
NE
4
0.8
NNE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
38
10
99
9
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
29
29
29
29
29
39
29
41
29
29
24
24
0
39
39
39
39
24
0
0
0
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
5
4
3
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
6
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
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