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Trolley's surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 30 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
16.6° C
(Which is 3.1°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 9PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Mar) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 129 | 127 | 123 | 119 | 86 | 82 | 57 | 68 | 242 | 344 | 217 | 38 | 89 | 40 | 33 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 84 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 68 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | cross- on | on | on | on | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:39PM 1.90 | 4:04AM 1.99 | 4:27PM 1.91 | 4:51AM 1.96 | 5:14PM 1.91 | 5:36AM 1.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:28AM 0.18 | 9:48PM 0.16 | 10:18AM 0.18 | 10:38PM 0.17 | 11:06AM 0.18 | 11:27PM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 30 | Tuesday 31 | Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:21 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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