Trolley's Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trolley's sea temperature is
11.3°C
1.7° 

Trolley's surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Trolley's today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 8PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (20 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
NE
5
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ESE
13
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
5
0.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
21
9
186
193
193
53
26
10
9
6
14
12
7
5
17
15
16
6
6
8
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
35
SW
25
SSW
5
SW
0
SSW
10
NE
25
NE
20
NE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
NW
15
NW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
W
10
WNW
15
NE
10
ENE
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
off
High Tide
11:54AM1.74m
00:15AM1.63m
12:41PM1.74m
1:01AM1.64m
1:26PM1.76m
Low Tide
5:58PM0.49m
6:11AM0.45m
6:44PM0.47m
6:56AM0.43m
7:29PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:23
6:24
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
9
11
11
10
8
8
8
8
8
9
12
11
10
10
8
6
7
9
10
11
10
Feels °C
3
3
4
7
6
5
2
3
6
6
9
9
8
6
3
2
2
6
5
7
6
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