Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 7AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 13 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | N 4 | NE 5 | N 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:01PM1.90m | 7:29AM1.90m | 7:52PM1.82m | 8:21AM1.85m | 8:45PM1.75m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20AM0.20m | 1:49PM0.27m | 2:10AM0.27m | 2:40PM0.34m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | SE 10 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | ENE 13 | NE 3 | — | NW 3 | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 17 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 145 |
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