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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 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
16.8° 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 9AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (31 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 79 | 54 | 351 | 422 | 275 | 158 | 88 | 40 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 46 | 85 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 45 | 43 | 39 | 36 | 94 | 208 | 201 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:04AM 1.99 | 4:27PM 1.91 | 4:51AM 1.96 | 5:14PM 1.91 | 5:36AM 1.92 | 6:00PM 1.90 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:18AM 0.18 | 10:38PM 0.17 | 11:06AM 0.18 | 11:27PM 0.20 | 11:52AM 0.20 | 12:15AM 0.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Fri 03 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:45 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:19 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
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