Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 23 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
17.2° C
(Which is 2.2°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 4PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (23 Feb)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (23 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.6
ENE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
N
0.6
ENE
0.4
SE
0.4
ENE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.5
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)77345551061211111010101045566777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1987183225172815211957171616162449615558687557
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
5
E
10
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
5
S
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:01AM
1.85
10:34PM
1.90
11:00AM
1.83
11:36PM
1.93
12:02PM
1.82
12:38AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:24PM
0.20
4:56AM
0.24
5:19PM
0.20
5:55AM
0.25
6:17PM
0.19
6:55AM
0.25
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-------6:58--------7:01-------
Sunset---8:24-------8:23-------8:22----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121314141414161515181715131313131414141515151716
Feels °C (?)109991014141011151311910989991214151512
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