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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 02 Apr 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
16.2° 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 4PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 39 | 37 | 64 | 171 | 203 | 196 | 183 | 129 | 88 | 80 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 64 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | off | off | off | off | off | off | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:00PM 1.90 | 6:21AM 1.87 | 6:45PM 1.89 | 7:06AM 1.82 | 7:31PM 1.86 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:52AM 0.20 | 12:15AM 0.23 | 12:37PM 0.24 | 1:03AM 0.28 | 1:22PM 0.28 | 1:50AM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
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