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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 09 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
15.9° 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 6AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 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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| 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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 147 | 115 | 113 | 115 | 108 | 83 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 207 | 261 | 131 | 144 | 149 | 154 | 203 | 344 | 396 | 1497 | 329 | 1069 | 352 | 406 | 423 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:38PM 1.71 | 11:02AM 1.58 | 11:27PM 1.71 | 11:49AM 1.58 | 12:13AM 1.72 | 12:34PM 1.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:49AM 0.49 | 5:01PM 0.48 | 5:35AM 0.48 | 5:46PM 0.46 | 6:20AM 0.45 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:58 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:00 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
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