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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 24 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
17.9° C
 (Which is 3.1°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 7AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (24 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (24 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.8
E
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
SSE
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)1111111010101010101091212913121212121211121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)63746931920620015912394949064576110663525754474768456766
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
25
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		offoffcross-
off		glassglassoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffglassglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:05PM
1.74
9:29AM
1.83
9:55PM
1.76
10:19AM
1.81
10:50PM
1.79
11:14AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:25AM
0.28
3:55PM
0.27
4:16AM
0.28
4:44PM
0.26
5:10AM
0.29
5:36PM
0.24
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Sunrise---6:16-------6:18-------6:20----
Sunset-------9:02-------9:01-------9:01
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
21-----21211----------11
Temp. °C131313121414141313121212131415151414141416181715
Feels °C (?)1110967888781011131312131012121214171714
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