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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 04 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
16.0° C
(Which is 2.8°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 12PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (04 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
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 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 14 | 13 | 24 | 11 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 98 | 34 | 56 | 90 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:06AM 1.82 | 7:31PM 1.86 | 7:52AM 1.77 | 8:18PM 1.83 | 8:40AM 1.72 | 9:07PM 1.80 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:03AM 0.28 | 1:22PM 0.28 | 1:50AM 0.32 | 2:07PM 0.33 | 2:38AM 0.37 | 2:54PM 0.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | Tue 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:12 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
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