Trolley's Surf Break

Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Issued: 5 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Trolley's sea temperature is
11.7° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 11AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
!
1
1
3
2
2
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
2.3
SSE
8
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
SE
8
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
13
18
26
52
306
130
144
112
92
103
108
113
88
68
77
78
78
607
70
82
291
259
237
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
15
W
20
WSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:12AM1.81m
12:44PM1.81m
1:03AM1.76m
1:34PM1.80m
1:50AM1.72m
2:19PM1.81m
Low Tide
6:21AM0.26m
6:48PM0.37m
7:09AM0.32m
7:38PM0.41m
7:55AM0.36m
8:26PM0.44m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:03
8:03
8:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
8
8
7
6
6
7
8
8
7
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
6
Feels °C
7
8
7
7
7
9
7
2
3
4
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
SE
8
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
Energy kJ
7
13
18
26
52
78
130
144
112
92
103
108
113
88
68
77
38
42
77
70
82
281
259
237
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.1
ENE
11
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
11
11
4
4
4
2
2
11
10
10
5
78
78
51
53
71
291
5
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
12
0.3
ENE
12
0.2
E
9
1.1
S
8
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
2
3
30
6
161
157
127
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
8
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.7
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
3
0.9
SSE
6
0.5
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
2.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
3
1.1
S
7
Energy kJ
306
5
29
4
2
1
1
11
15
60
5
3
607
36
1
130
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
3
1
1
3
1
1
3
2
2
Distance (km)
24
24
39
39
24
13
0
8
0
0
1
0
172
211
172
153
0
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
1
3
1
1
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
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