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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 13 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
15.6° C
(Which is 2.9°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: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
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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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 761 | 615 | 410 | 286 | 259 | 164 | 144 | 186 | 92 | 89 | 85 | 84 | 54 | 82 | 50 | 103 | 104 | 69 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 39 | 37 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | off | off | cross- off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:17PM 1.66 | 1:39AM 1.79 | 2:01PM 1.73 | 2:23AM 1.85 | 2:46PM 1.82 | 3:08AM 1.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:17PM 0.35 | 7:48AM 0.34 | 8:05PM 0.29 | 8:34AM 0.26 | 8:54PM 0.22 | 9:22AM 0.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - |
| Sunset | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
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