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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 04 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 9AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 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 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
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) (?) | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 45 | 127 | 160 | 169 | 176 | 180 | 144 | 141 | 113 | 113 | 90 | 96 | 98 | 72 | 51 | 49 | 33 | 68 | 46 | 108 | 109 | 70 | 60 | 97 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | on | on | on | on | glass | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:13AM 2.13 | 4:36PM 2.01 | 5:09AM 2.21 | 5:33PM 2.04 | 6:06AM 2.26 | 6:30PM 2.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:31AM 0.09 | 10:51PM -0.01 | 11:31AM 0.05 | 11:49PM -0.04 | 12:30PM 0.03 | 12:48AM -0.05 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | Saturday 06 | Sun 07 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 6 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 |
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