Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 5AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 13 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 396 | 360 | 406 | 138 | 89 | 72 | 56 | 44 | 52 | 52 | 44 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on |
High Tide | 9:18PM1.81m | 9:51AM1.81m | 10:14PM1.74m | 10:46AM1.78m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.27m | 4:02PM0.36m | 4:24AM0.34m | 4:54PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 360 | 406 | 86 | 72 | 57 | 56 | 44 | 52 | 52 | 44 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 30 | 24 | 25 | 138 | 89 | 72 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 12 | E 15 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 12 | ESE 12 | E 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 7 | E 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 12 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 10 | 41 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 29 | 29 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 396 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 29 |
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