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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 11 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
15.8° C
(Which is 3.0°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 10AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (11 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 207 | 242 | 136 | 186 | 197 | 270 | 402 | 443 | 1671 | 1368 | 344 | 367 | 948 | 308 | 271 | 356 | 535 | 833 | 949 | 949 | 905 | 748 | 537 | 410 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:49AM 1.58 | 12:13AM 1.72 | 12:34PM 1.61 | 12:56AM 1.75 | 1:17PM 1.66 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:35AM 0.48 | 5:46PM 0.46 | 6:20AM 0.45 | 6:31PM 0.41 | 7:04AM 0.40 | 7:17PM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
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