Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 6PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SE 5 | ENE 9 | NW 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 17 | 33 | 28 | 30 | 61 | 52 | 61 | 44 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:22PM1.90m | 5:49AM2.02m | 6:12PM1.93m | 6:41AM2.07m | 7:04PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:16AM0.20m | 11:37PM0.15m | 12:10PM0.16m | 00:29AM0.12m | 1:05PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 7 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 61 | 44 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | SE 12 | NE 10 | E 11 | SE 4 | SE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 4 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | S 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | N 4 | E 11 | SSE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | — | S 7 | ENE 9 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 | SE 7 | E 14 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 2 | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 5 | — | S 3 | SW 3 | S 8 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 17 | 33 | 28 | 30 | 61 | — | 10 | 2 | 405 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 127 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 298 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 29 | 40 |
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