Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (09 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 7AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 48 | 84 | 82 | 51 | 85 | 114 | 129 | 102 | 125 | 162 | 186 | 202 | 168 | 155 | 123 | 97 | 69 | 51 | 49 | 36 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:59AM1.96m | 4:23PM2.00m | 4:49AM1.97m | 5:11PM1.96m | 5:36AM1.97m | 5:58PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM0.13m | 10:38PM0.13m | 11:02AM0.15m | 11:27PM0.14m | 11:53AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 5 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 78 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 168 | 155 | 123 | 97 | 69 | 51 | 49 | 36 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | S 16 | SE 5 | S 15 | E 15 | E 14 | S 16 | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 155 | 4 | 4 | 84 | 111 | 32 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 17 | 37 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 13 | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 48 | 84 | 82 | 51 | 85 | 114 | 129 | 102 | 125 | 162 | 186 | 202 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 24 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 35 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 1 |
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