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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 18 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
14.8° C
(Which is 2.4°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 10PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 20 | 17 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 38 | 35 | 74 | 146 | 143 | 109 | 74 | 77 | 58 | 60 | 56 | 159 | 297 | 390 | 363 | 275 | 411 | 527 | 598 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:14PM 2.08 | 5:38AM 1.99 | 6:08PM 2.13 | 6:33AM 1.98 | 7:05PM 2.14 | 7:31AM 1.97 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:36PM 0.09 | 11:57AM 0.05 | 12:34AM 0.08 | 12:54PM 0.04 | 1:32AM 0.09 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - |
| Sunset | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
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