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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.4°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: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 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 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 37 | 69 | 102 | 111 | 114 | 74 | 77 | 55 | 80 | 158 | 164 | 177 | 191 | 142 | 140 | 147 | 208 | 248 | 295 | 301 | 356 | 427 | 408 | 400 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:08PM 2.13 | 6:33AM 1.98 | 7:05PM 2.14 | 7:31AM 1.97 | 8:05PM 2.13 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:57AM 0.05 | 12:34AM 0.08 | 12:54PM 0.04 | 1:32AM 0.09 | 1:51PM 0.05 | 2:31AM 0.10 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Feels °C (?) | 10 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
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