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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 08 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 3.7°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 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (08 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 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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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 18 | 21 | 42 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 16 | 29 | 5 | 30 | 7 | 16 | 112 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 36 | 58 | 60 | 68 | 64 | 51 | 67 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:01AM 2.23 | 8:26PM 2.00 | 8:59AM 2.17 | 9:26PM 1.95 | 9:57AM 2.08 | 10:26PM 1.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:46AM -0.04 | 2:26PM 0.04 | 2:44AM 0.00 | 3:23PM 0.07 | 3:41AM 0.06 | 4:18PM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wednesday 10 | Thu 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 8:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:00 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 15 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 10 |
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