Trolley's Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trolley's sea temperature is
9.9° C
0.4° 

Trolley's surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Trolley's today (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 1AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
12
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.8
NNE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
14
13
12
12
9
9
9
4
2
6
12
14
7
15
29
5
8
14
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
0
S
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
15
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
Wind State
on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:47PM1.81m
11:21AM1.80m
11:41PM1.74m
12:14PM1.78m
Low Tide
4:33PM0.29m
4:58AM0.27m
5:26PM0.37m
5:48AM0.33m
6:18PM0.43m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
9
13
14
13
Feels °C
6
6
6
5
4
5
6
8
7
7
5
6
6
7
6
7
9
7
7
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