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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 29 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast 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
16.6° C
(Which is 3.1°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: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 432 | 138 | 228 | 225 | 220 | 171 | 169 | 130 | 128 | 119 | 86 | 82 | 57 | 52 | 361 | 422 | 229 | 134 | 88 | 35 | 33 | 49 | 24 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | on | on | glass | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:47PM 1.89 | 3:15AM 2.00 | 3:39PM 1.90 | 4:04AM 1.99 | 4:27PM 1.91 | 4:51AM 1.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:55PM 0.15 | 9:28AM 0.18 | 9:48PM 0.16 | 10:18AM 0.18 | 10:38PM 0.17 | 11:06AM 0.18 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
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