Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 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
14.9° C
(Which is 2.5°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 11PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
1
NE
1
NE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
1
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)131345559999777989101010101091010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32313841503715537384019191842536510014914611172305956
Wind
(km/h)
35
N
35
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:22PM
2.01
4:46AM
1.98
5:14PM
2.08
5:38AM
1.99
6:08PM
2.13
6:33AM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:40PM
0.12
11:03AM
0.08
11:36PM
0.09
11:57AM
0.05
12:34AM
0.08
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------7:05-------7:05-------7:07-
Sunset5:52-------5:51-------5:49-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171717171616161918161413111011141412111111101214
Feels °C (?)1010101211111213121111976810866765911
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