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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 03 Apr 2026 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
16.0° C
(Which is 2.8°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 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (04 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (04 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 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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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 37 | 37 | 34 | 29 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 22 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:45PM 1.89 | 7:06AM 1.82 | 7:31PM 1.86 | 7:52AM 1.77 | 8:18PM 1.83 | 8:40AM 1.72 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:03AM 0.28 | 1:22PM 0.28 | 1:50AM 0.32 | 2:07PM 0.33 | 2:38AM 0.37 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 03 | Saturday 04 | Sunday 05 | Monday 06 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:50 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
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