Trolley's Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trolley's sea temperature is
9.9° C
0.7° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 10AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (01 Aug)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (01 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon night).

Saturday
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
11
0.7
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
SE
11
0.6
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
13
0.8
SE
13
0.8
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
13
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
178
245
209
202
195
137
121
118
208
205
136
134
130
95
92
71
50
48
34
29
13
48
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:18AM1.71m
6:42PM1.83m
7:00AM1.71m
7:23PM1.81m
7:44AM1.71m
8:06PM1.78m
Low Tide
00:20AM0.34m
12:31PM0.30m
1:03AM0.33m
1:16PM0.31m
1:47AM0.33m
2:03PM0.33m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
6
5
4
6
7
7
6
5
6
7
7
10
10
10
9
7
7
7
8
12
14
8
8
Feels °C
-2
-2
-2
1
2
4
3
1
2
1
2
7
6
6
6
3
3
3
5
9
9
4
4
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