Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 19 Feb 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 2.9°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 12AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)--
Afternoon (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (20 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.8
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
ESE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
SE
0.5
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.3
NE
1
NE
0.9
NNE
0.6
ENE
0.5
NE
0.3
E
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)12111412121111111010101010911995666699
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45436019027124824018813614674584845335011067595122161430
Wind
(km/h)
0
WNW
5
SE
0
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
15
WNW
25
SSW
15
S
10
NNE
5
NE
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
15
NW
15
NNW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrossglasscross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onglasscross-
off
glassonononononcrosscross-
on
offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:04PM
1.83
7:29AM
1.92
7:51PM
1.85
8:16AM
1.90
8:41PM
1.87
9:06AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:05PM
0.23
1:22AM
0.19
1:51PM
0.21
2:12AM
0.19
2:40PM
0.20
3:04AM
0.21
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-----6:54-------6:54-------6:56--
Sunset-8:30-------8:30-------8:28------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------1111------------
Temp. °C232117161515191817151413121214141416151413121520
Feels °C (?)2321181614151513131213101099881011101091217
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