Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 06 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
16.3° C
(Which is 3.3°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 6AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (07 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (07 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)1011567788889999101010109109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37114421152222793313734224224565511502418461471328276277283217180176141
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
25
NW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononononononononononcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:07PM
1.80
8:30AM
1.67
8:57PM
1.76
9:21AM
1.63
9:48PM
1.73
10:12AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:26AM
0.42
2:41PM
0.43
3:14AM
0.46
3:28PM
0.46
4:02AM
0.48
4:15PM
0.48
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----6:52-------6:52-------6:54---
Sunset-------6:08-------6:07-------6:06
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---11---34--------------
Temp. °C151414151515151514141414161822201919181718232421
Feels °C (?)1312111110101099101212141516171515141516181819
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