Trolley's Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trolley's sea temperature is
10.3° C
0.8° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 9PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)--
Afternoon (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.4
SSE
19
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.5
SSE
19
0.7
SSE
19
0.7
SSE
19
0.7
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
18
0.6
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
140
140
190
195
207
322
319
312
186
202
107
99
76
36
34
31
28
13
Wind (km/h)
0
SW
5
E
5
SSE
5
NW
5
NW
0
ENE
0
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
0
ENE
5
W
5
W
5
NE
0
ENE
10
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
8:56PM2.00m
9:27AM1.89m
9:51PM1.90m
10:24AM1.84m
Low Tide
2:44PM0.10m
3:15AM0.12m
3:38PM0.20m
4:07AM0.19m
4:33PM0.29m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
7
8
10
10
9
Feels °C
9
7
7
6
6
8
8
6
6
5
4
4
4
6
5
6
8
8
6
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