Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 21 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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.3°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 11AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (21 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Evening (21 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
!
1
3
1
!
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
2.4
SE
1.3
ESE
2
ESE
1.2
ESE
2.5
SE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
E
1.7
SSE
1
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)999991010101010101010810101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20217687026868827613083633703563063182603922211701671401289898686867
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:31AM
1.97
8:05PM
2.13
8:32AM
1.94
9:07PM
2.11
9:35AM
1.92
10:09PM
2.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:32AM
0.09
1:51PM
0.05
2:31AM
0.10
2:50PM
0.07
3:30AM
0.12
3:49PM
0.09
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise--7:07-------7:09-------7:09-----
Sunset----5:45-------5:45-------5:43---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--11-----1----------
Temp. °C8889109898881099987771011111110
Feels °C (?)443444454444455433388898
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