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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 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 3.1°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 11AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 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 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 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 424 | 415 | 424 | 360 | 928 | 308 | 288 | 402 | 561 | 693 | 920 | 980 | 870 | 722 | 584 | 344 | 332 | 206 | 161 | 136 | 126 | 129 | 85 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:13AM 1.72 | 12:34PM 1.61 | 12:56AM 1.75 | 1:17PM 1.66 | 1:39AM 1.79 | 2:01PM 1.73 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:20AM 0.45 | 6:31PM 0.41 | 7:04AM 0.40 | 7:17PM 0.35 | 7:48AM 0.34 | 8:05PM 0.29 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:59 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 7 |
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