Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 7AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 178 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 51 | 56 | 91 | 51 | 286 | 52 | 44 | 60 | 61 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:39PM2.09m | 7:05AM1.98m | 7:31PM2.00m | 8:00AM1.93m | 8:24PM1.90m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM0.06m | 1:23PM0.09m | 1:52AM0.12m | 2:17PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 49 | 41 | 45 | 23 | 51 | 56 | 46 | 51 | 67 | 52 | 42 | 60 | 61 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 87 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 12 | E 9 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 15 | E 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 4 | 3 | 48 | 29 | 47 | 3 | 45 | 31 | 45 | 44 | 31 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 9 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 33 | 29 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 18 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | S 19 | SE 7 | SSW 3 | SSE 7 | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 178 | 32 | 43 | 8 | 2 | 114 | 91 | 2 | 286 | 1135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 153 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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