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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 5PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 870 | 268 | 688 | 334 | 1347 | 424 | 353 | 574 | 377 | 381 | 392 | 392 | 260 | 232 | 167 | 163 | 279 | 125 | 100 | 94 | 68 | 65 | 64 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- off | off |
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) | 1:51PM 0.05 | 2:31AM 0.10 | 2:50PM 0.07 | 3:30AM 0.12 | 3:49PM 0.09 | 4:29AM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 |
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