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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 27 Nov 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
15.0° C
(Which is 3.0°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 7PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 30 | 38 | 86 | 154 | 542 | 272 | 253 | 105 | 105 | 151 | 347 | 341 | 334 | 181 | 144 | 139 | 106 | 106 | 286 | 302 | 204 | 55 | 55 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:33AM 1.74 | 10:55PM 1.59 | 11:19AM 1.75 | 11:43PM 1.63 | 12:06PM 1.77 | 12:34AM 1.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:56PM 0.41 | 5:07AM 0.40 | 5:41PM 0.38 | 5:54AM 0.36 | 6:27PM 0.32 | 6:45AM 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
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