Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.8°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 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)--
Afternoon (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.2
E
0.8
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010101010999999999161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33926021216716716427912592929065616142422525141413242424
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
0
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
10
E
5
E
0
SE
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
glassononglassglassoffcross-
off
offcrossonglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:07PM
2.11
9:35AM
1.92
10:09PM
2.07
10:38AM
1.90
11:10PM
2.04
11:39AM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:50PM
0.07
3:30AM
0.12
3:49PM
0.09
4:29AM
0.14
4:48PM
0.12
5:26AM
0.16
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise------7:09-------7:11-------7:13-
Sunset5:45-------5:43-------5:42-------
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C10109888710111111111099121515141313131316
Feels °C (?)564344488891086691213111112111013
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