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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 08 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
16.2° C
(Which is 3.3°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: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 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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| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 518 | 468 | 418 | 363 | 356 | 294 | 235 | 188 | 184 | 147 | 144 | 144 | 113 | 113 | 108 | 108 | 293 | 259 | 216 | 185 | 207 | 93 | 150 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:48PM 1.73 | 10:12AM 1.60 | 10:38PM 1.71 | 11:02AM 1.58 | 11:27PM 1.71 | 11:49AM 1.58 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:28PM 0.46 | 4:02AM 0.48 | 4:15PM 0.48 | 4:49AM 0.49 | 5:01PM 0.48 | 5:35AM 0.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 08 | Thursday 09 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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