Trolley's Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trolley's sea temperature is
9.8° C
0.6° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 5AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
13
0.9
SE
15
0.9
SE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
E
10
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
396
360
406
138
89
72
56
44
52
52
44
28
26
29
29
28
27
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
W
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
High Tide
9:18PM1.81m
9:51AM1.81m
10:14PM1.74m
10:46AM1.78m
Low Tide
3:34AM0.27m
4:02PM0.36m
4:24AM0.34m
4:54PM0.42m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:49
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
8
7
8
8
8
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
Feels °C
4
4
4
5
4
5
8
7
7
6
7
7
7
7
8
6
7
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