Trolley's Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trolley's sea temperature is
11.2°C
1.8° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 7PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ESE
5
0.7
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
9
9
8
2
9
15
18
12
12
12
12
7
46
68
86
108
197
168
173
50
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
25
ENE
15
E
5
N
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:03PM2.03m
1:26AM1.90m
1:59PM2.08m
2:22AM1.95m
2:52PM2.11m
Low Tide
6:39AM0.14m
7:17PM0.19m
7:36AM0.10m
8:13PM0.14m
8:32AM0.06m
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
1
Temp °C
6
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
9
9
8
6
6
8
9
10
10
10
Feels °C
3
6
4
4
3
2
2
3
5
5
6
6
7
6
3
4
5
5
5
6
9
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