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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 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
15.8° C
(Which is 3.3°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 10PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 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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| 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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 83 | 56 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 96 | 151 | 30 | 29 | 40 | 132 | 40 | 49 | 95 | 153 | 162 | 165 | 141 | 147 | 160 | 163 | 131 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:45PM 1.91 | 3:17AM 2.03 | 3:40PM 1.97 | 4:13AM 2.13 | 4:36PM 2.01 | 5:09AM 2.21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:59PM 0.11 | 9:32AM 0.14 | 9:54PM 0.04 | 10:31AM 0.09 | 10:51PM -0.01 | 11:31AM 0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 8:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 |
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