Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 8AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 12 | SE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 144 | 141 | 103 | 101 | 97 | 66 | 135 | 135 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 41 | 62 | 23 | 43 | 40 | 151 | 313 | 404 | 440 | 199 | 874 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:56AM1.72m | 5:21PM1.87m | 5:37AM1.72m | 6:01PM1.86m | 6:18AM1.71m | 6:42PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.31m | 11:37PM0.36m | 11:47AM0.30m | 00:20AM0.34m | 12:31PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | -6 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 12 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 146 | 144 | 141 | 103 | 101 | 97 | 66 | 64 | 63 | 14 | 21 | 30 | 16 | 62 | 21 | 43 | 40 | 151 | 313 | 404 | 440 | 199 | 453 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 7 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | E 17 | NE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 15 | ENE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 14 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 31 | 42 | 43 | 41 | 23 | 13 | 21 | 9 | 89 | 49 | 8 | 2 | 138 | 874 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | NNE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | E 18 | E 18 | — | E 11 | NE 9 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | N 4 | ESE 15 | ENE 8 | E 18 | SE 4 | E 11 | NE 18 | NE 18 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 49 | 6 | 45 | 20 | 6 | 6 | — | 41 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 1 | 23 | 7 | 24 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 23 | 29 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 135 | 135 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 138 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 127 | 1 | 127 | 155 | 153 | 1 | 176 | 176 | 153 | 153 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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