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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 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
15.4° C
(Which is 2.8°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 2PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
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 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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 37 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 33 | 20 | 25 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 37 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 74 | 132 | 40 | 20 | 18 | 42 | 36 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | cross- off | glass | glass | on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:33PM 1.92 | 3:56AM 1.95 | 4:22PM 2.01 | 4:46AM 1.98 | 5:14PM 2.08 | 5:38AM 1.99 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:22AM 0.19 | 9:46PM 0.16 | 10:11AM 0.13 | 10:40PM 0.12 | 11:03AM 0.08 | 11:36PM 0.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
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