Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 08 Jul 2025 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
10.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Trolley's today?

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 6AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (09 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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

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Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.4
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)56677788888881212121212121212899101111111111111111111110101010101010111212121212121212111111111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)461382051931992202323363444531027115935553653046144741941240770238960372978879885184974676473777265945747138131727827630841623446747438235028528027622521617216216212717516611395120
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
E
5
E
10
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
35
ENE
40
ENE
45
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
25
N
15
N
5
W
5
NW
0
SSE
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NE
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
20
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:20AM
1.69
3:47PM
1.84
4:03AM
1.71
4:29PM
1.88
4:45AM
1.72
5:11PM
1.90
5:27AM
1.74
5:54PM
1.92
6:10AM
1.74
6:37PM
1.92
6:55AM
1.75
7:21PM
1.91
7:42AM
1.76
8:08PM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:11PM
0.46
9:22AM
0.38
9:57PM
0.43
10:07AM
0.35
10:43PM
0.39
10:53AM
0.31
11:29PM
0.35
11:38AM
0.28
12:14AM
0.32
12:24PM
0.25
1:00AM
0.29
1:12PM
0.23
1:47AM
0.26
2:01PM
0.22
2:35AM
0.23
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Sunrise----8:00-------8:00-------8:00-------7:58-------7:58-------7:58-------7:56-------
Sunset------5:07-------5:07-------5:08-------5:09-------5:09-------5:10-------5:12-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10109999910111010101010111111111010101012111211111112121313121110109111312109988101010998881010119988
Feels °C (?)5423445677877788998766533798878864467911976644886675556685112
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