Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trolley's sea temperature is
14.2°C
2.9° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 1AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (05 Nov)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.6
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.7
NE
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
1.2
NE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
20
33
23
37
26
19
11
17
10
31
31
37
131
26
29
29
29
35
35
30
21
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
15
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
10
NNW
0
NNW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:32PM1.99m
2:01AM1.90m
2:25PM1.95m
2:54AM1.91m
3:15PM1.92m
3:43AM1.92m
Low Tide
7:44PM0.14m
8:07AM0.17m
8:37PM0.15m
9:01AM0.20m
9:27PM0.17m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
13
14
15
15
15
16
18
20
18
16
17
17
17
18
21
22
23
21
20
18
17
17
Feels °C
11
12
14
15
14
15
17
18
15
14
16
16
16
15
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
15
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