Surf Forecast Surf Report

Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 20 May 2025 NZST
Forecast 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
13.2° C
(Which is 2.2°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 12PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (20 May)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (20 May)2ft (0.6m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
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 (?)
0.2
ENE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.2
SSE
0.1
E
0.4
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SE
0.2
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.2
ESE
0.4
SE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.1
SE
0.1
SE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.4
NE
0.2
SSE
0.8
NNE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
NE
1.1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
NE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)899161614148158815714141414141417181716161111111716111541111111011111010101010106678444546999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)733265811272219222221212120191988296029262599929254121269910111111111110889263231344322223545203471470470452430588
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
W
15
W
15
SW
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
0
SE
0
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
0
N
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NE
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
0
ESE
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
0
SSW
5
W
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
30
NNE
35
N
40
N
45
N
40
NNE
40
N
25
NW
25
N
25
NNE
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glassglassononcross-
on
onglassglassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:16AM
1.63
10:42PM
1.80
11:07AM
1.68
11:32PM
1.84
12:00PM
1.76
12:25AM
1.88
12:55PM
1.87
1:20AM
1.93
1:51PM
1.98
2:15AM
1.98
2:47PM
2.08
3:11AM
2.02
3:43PM
2.17
4:07AM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:17AM
0.38
4:29PM
0.35
5:04AM
0.33
5:19PM
0.29
5:52AM
0.26
6:11PM
0.24
6:43AM
0.18
7:07PM
0.18
7:35AM
0.11
8:04PM
0.13
8:30AM
0.05
9:03PM
0.08
9:26AM
0.00
10:03PM
0.05
10:23AM
-0.02
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise--7:39-------7:41-------7:41-------7:43-------7:43-------7:45-------7:46-------7:47-
Sunset----5:09-------5:08-------5:07-------5:07-------5:06-------5:06-------5:05-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C668121211111099910101111111010911121312111010111212121211111111121412121110991014141315161516171717171818151616
Feels °C (?)324899988878891010887910129767810999109881012910987781312910109999791013101110
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