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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 17 Jan 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
18.2° C
 (Which is 3.6°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: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (17 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.7
SE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)888889999888888888788777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)626595828675757575474542343333222121511616151510
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffglassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onglassglassononcross-
on		onononglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:49PM
1.71
5:15AM
1.87
5:31PM
1.72
5:57AM
1.89
6:12PM
1.73
6:37AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:43AM
0.44
10:53PM
0.35
11:27AM
0.40
11:37PM
0.32
12:11PM
0.37
12:21AM
0.29
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:09-------6:11
Sunset---9:07-------9:07-------9:07----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131516151313121314141313131312121213141414141311
Feels °C (?)991111101191012109910111111101011111213129
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