Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
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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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
1
3
1
!
2
2
!
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SE
1.3
ESE
2
ESE
1.4
ESE
2.5
SE
1.5
ESE
1.3
E
2.1
SSE
1.3
ESE
1.3
E
1.3
ESE
1.7
SSE
1.1
E
1.4
SSE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.2
E
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)9991010101081011118108101010101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)87026868833413474243535743773813923922602321671632791251009468656444
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
S
25
S
15
SSW
25
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NE
5
E
5
NE
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glassoncross-
on
glassglasscross-
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
Sunrise7:07-------7:09-------7:09-------
Sunset--5:45-------5:45-------5:43-----
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1--1-------------------
Temp. °C89109898989999877710111111111010
Feels °C (?)344435353435532338889977
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