Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 2PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 16 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 198 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 187 | 184 | 154 | 122 | 117 | 77 | 106 | 142 | 180 | 110 | 87 | 443 | 111 | 152 | 57 | 109 | 59 | 56 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 9:22AM1.75m | 9:44PM1.75m | 10:17AM1.80m | 10:40PM1.76m | 11:16AM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM0.31m | 3:43PM0.34m | 4:08AM0.29m | 4:37PM0.33m | 5:00AM0.26m | 5:34PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | -3 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 198 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 187 | 184 | 154 | 122 | 117 | 77 | 98 | 106 | 135 | 110 | 87 | 121 | 111 | 104 | 57 | 109 | 59 | 56 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | S 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 9 | SSE 13 | ENE 3 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 44 | 42 | 207 | 68 | 59 | 29 | 66 | 57 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 20 | E 16 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | SE 13 | SE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | S 9 | SE 12 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 13 | ENE 3 | SE 16 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 106 | 142 | 180 | 15 | 31 | 443 | 136 | 152 | 48 | 10 | 16 | 1 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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