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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.1°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 4PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 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) (?) | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 509 | 392 | 339 | 260 | 265 | 427 | 180 | 176 | 160 | 125 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 43 | 42 | 28 | 26 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:32AM 1.94 | 9:07PM 2.11 | 9:35AM 1.92 | 10:09PM 2.07 | 10:38AM 1.90 | 11:10PM 2.04 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:50PM 0.07 | 3:30AM 0.12 | 3:49PM 0.09 | 4:29AM 0.14 | 4:48PM 0.12 | 5:26AM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:42 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
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