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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 21 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
14.6° C
(Which is 2.3°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 10AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 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 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 202 | 176 | 870 | 268 | 688 | 276 | 1308 | 363 | 370 | 356 | 306 | 318 | 260 | 392 | 221 | 170 | 167 | 140 | 128 | 98 | 98 | 68 | 68 | 67 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | on | cross- on | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:31AM 1.97 | 8:05PM 2.13 | 8:32AM 1.94 | 9:07PM 2.11 | 9:35AM 1.92 | 10:09PM 2.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:32AM 0.09 | 1:51PM 0.05 | 2:31AM 0.10 | 2:50PM 0.07 | 3:30AM 0.12 | 3:49PM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Fri 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
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