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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 25 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.4° C
(Which is 1.5°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: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | |
51 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 57 | 195 | 270 | 352 | 267 | 195 | 140 | 85 | 75 | 70 | 73 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:17PM1.86m | 00:39AM1.89m | 1:10PM1.84m | 1:30AM1.83m | 1:59PM1.83m | 2:17AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21PM0.24m | 6:50AM0.21m | 7:14PM0.29m | 7:39AM0.25m | 8:05PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 |
 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 |
 kJ | 51 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | 195 | 270 | 352 | 267 | 195 | 140 | 85 | 75 | 70 | 73 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 37 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | S 16 | NE 5 | SE 14 | S 16 | SSE 18 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 81 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 31 | 18 | 9 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | SSE 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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