Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 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
15.5° 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: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)--
Afternoon (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)141413131313131212121212121111111113131010141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)92918784538250106104694444423937212131682725373635
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
NNE
15
E
5
N
20
NNW
30
WNW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
30
W
20
SSW
10
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:01PM
1.73
2:23AM
1.85
2:46PM
1.82
3:08AM
1.90
3:33PM
1.92
3:56AM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:05PM
0.29
8:34AM
0.26
8:54PM
0.22
9:22AM
0.19
9:46PM
0.16
10:11AM
0.13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------7:01-------7:01-------7:03-
Sunset5:57-------5:55-------5:53-------
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181513121091114141414141110111616141211991015
Feels °C (?)121098547121012107977810119967712
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