Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (14 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 4AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NNW 4 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 5 | E 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 99 | 62 | 48 | 24 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 31 | 92 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 29 | 24 | 34 | 30 | 12 | 20 | 40 | 54 | 27 | 15 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:05AM1.81m | 9:28PM1.64m | 9:53AM1.77m | 10:17PM1.61m | 10:41AM1.73m | 11:05PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50AM0.40m | 3:26PM0.42m | 3:36AM0.42m | 4:12PM0.44m | 4:22AM0.44m | 4:57PM0.45m | 5:07AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | 8:34 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | S 15 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 18 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 5 | 29 | 19 | 20 | 9 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 29 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 54 | 27 | 13 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | ENE 10 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 15 | E 9 | E 10 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 7 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 9 | NE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 100 | 99 | 62 | 18 | 24 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 70 | 69 | 68 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 16 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | S 20 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | E 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | S 15 | E 9 | N 3 | — | — | SSE 10 | S 15 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 32 | 19 | 19 | 48 | 16 | 10 | — | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 4 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 25 | 32 | 27 | 20 | 8 | — | — | — | 31 | 92 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 24 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 1 | 45 | 85 | 39 | 44 | 29 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 39 | 39 |
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