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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 06 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
16.3° C
(Which is 3.8°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 5PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
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 kJ (?) | 48 | 63 | 110 | 68 | 62 | 43 | 23 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 25 | 44 | 42 | 52 | 63 | 28 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:30PM 2.05 | 7:03AM 2.26 | 7:28PM 2.04 | 8:01AM 2.23 | 8:26PM 2.00 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:30PM 0.03 | 12:48AM -0.05 | 1:28PM 0.02 | 1:46AM -0.04 | 2:26PM 0.04 | 2:44AM 0.00 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 06 | Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
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