Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 17s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 3AM is: 0.2m 19s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 36 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 26 | 57 | 108 | 155 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 173 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:06AM2.01m | 4:33PM2.09m | 4:57AM2.01m | 5:22PM2.04m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00PM0.08m | 10:21AM0.04m | 10:52PM0.07m | 11:14AM0.07m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 57 | 108 | 155 | 229 | 229 | 229 | 173 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | S 18 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 34 | 32 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 15 | S 18 | S 18 | E 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | E 13 | E 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | 36 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | SSE 17 | S 5 | — | — | — | SSW 15 | — | — | NNE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 57 | 30 | — | — | — | 6743 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 35 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 24 |
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