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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
12.7° C
(Which is 1.9°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 10AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
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 Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | |
37 | 38 | 36 | 29 | 19 | 20 | 31 | 113 | 261 | 390 | 390 | 267 | 195 | 147 | 131 | 121 | 164 | 166 | 200 | 273 | 418 | 408 | 395 | 280 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 00:39AM1.89m | 1:10PM1.84m | 1:30AM1.83m | 1:59PM1.83m | 2:17AM1.79m | 2:45PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM0.21m | 7:14PM0.29m | 7:39AM0.25m | 8:05PM0.34m | 8:25AM0.29m | 8:53PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:02 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 |
37 | 38 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 113 | 261 | 390 | 390 | 267 | 195 | 147 | 131 | 121 | 164 | 166 | 200 | 273 | 418 | 408 | 395 | 280 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 6 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
20 | 37 | 36 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 11 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 6 | S 15 | NE 5 | SSE 14 | SSE 11 | SSE 18 | SE 11 | E 5 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 13 | 73 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 18 | 1 | 53 | 50 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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