Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 8AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | N 4 | N 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 39 | 43 | 64 | 41 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 63 | 71 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 17 | 18 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 16 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross |
High Tide | 00:50AM1.65m | 1:18PM1.77m | 1:36AM1.66m | 2:03PM1.79m | 2:20AM1.68m | 2:45PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:48AM0.44m | 7:21PM0.48m | 7:34AM0.42m | 8:07PM0.46m | 8:18AM0.39m | 8:51PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 14 | NW 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 17 | N 4 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 64 | 41 | 23 | 15 | 2 | 12 | 63 | 71 | 40 | 40 | 37 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 14 | ENE 4 | E 14 | ENE 7 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | E 14 | S 17 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | SE 9 | E 14 | S 9 | — | NE 7 | SSE 14 | — | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | E 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 2 | — | 2 | 19 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 39 | 43 | 25 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 13 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 40 | 40 | 30 | 16 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 127 | 138 | 160 | 160 | 157 | 180 | 156 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 45 | 138 | 39 |
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