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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 27 Nov 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
15.0° C
(Which is 3.0°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 2AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (27 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (27 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
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 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 96 | 75 | 58 | 35 | 39 | 38 | 124 | 168 | 235 | 260 | 216 | 524 | 135 | 135 | 347 | 90 | 184 | 181 | 138 | 139 | 80 | 106 | 314 | 102 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- off | off | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | on | glass | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:10PM 1.58 | 10:33AM 1.74 | 10:55PM 1.59 | 11:19AM 1.75 | 11:43PM 1.63 | 12:06PM 1.77 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:21AM 0.42 | 4:56PM 0.41 | 5:07AM 0.40 | 5:41PM 0.38 | 5:54AM 0.36 | 6:27PM 0.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:43 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
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