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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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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 1.4°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 9AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (24 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 11 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 17 | |
48 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 56 | 57 | 79 | 99 | 71 | 58 | 51 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 19 | 20 | 31 | 258 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:19AM1.88m | 11:46PM1.96m | 12:17PM1.86m | 00:39AM1.89m | 1:10PM1.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM0.13m | 5:25PM0.17m | 5:59AM0.17m | 6:21PM0.24m | 6:50AM0.21m | 7:14PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:04 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 17 |
48 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 75 | 71 | 9 | 5 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 30 | 258 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 12 | E 13 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 15 | SE 14 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 79 | 49 | 23 | 58 | 51 | 20 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 16 | 12 | 22 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 5 | — | E 14 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | — | NE 9 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | S 16 | SE 15 | NE 5 | S 16 | SSE 18 | — |
— | 2 | — | 4 | 29 | 29 | — | 21 | — | 21 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 81 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 31 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 4 | — | — |
2 | — | — | 1 | 25 | 24 | 75 | 99 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 75 | 12 | 3 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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