Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 20 Jul 2025 NZST
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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
9.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Trolley's today?

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 10PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)111010101010101010101010101010131312121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1101021009873717374737171717070101103131151190187180149186157
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
WSW
0
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
W
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
glassglassglassglassglassglassglassglassoffoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
1.96
12:48AM
1.87
1:24PM
2.02
1:47AM
1.90
2:21PM
2.08
2:43AM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:39PM
0.23
7:01AM
0.14
7:38PM
0.21
7:58AM
0.11
8:37PM
0.19
8:55AM
0.09
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Sunrise------7:52-------7:52-------7:50-
Sunset5:15-------5:16-------5:17-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C111087766798877778109888778
Feels °C (?)775454457663244697766446
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Canterbury

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Trolley's (light winds from the WNW at Taylor's Mistake 9 km from Trolley's). A 1.0m swell from the E

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Actual: 55 min ago

15 km/h
WNW
Cross-Off
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