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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 16 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
16.7° 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 4AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 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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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 132 | 177 | 66 | 84 | 96 | 99 | 70 | 68 | 42 | 34 | 23 | 32 | 37 | 42 | 61 | 93 | 91 | 102 | 69 | 49 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | off | glass | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:53AM 1.77 | 3:09PM 1.70 | 3:37AM 1.79 | 3:53PM 1.70 | 4:19AM 1.81 | 4:36PM 1.70 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:29PM 0.35 | 8:56AM 0.44 | 9:13PM 0.38 | 9:43AM 0.45 | 9:56PM 0.38 | 10:28AM 0.44 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:41 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9:07 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 10 | 10 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 |
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