Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 4AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 40 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 216 | 57 | 88 | 91 | 84 | 70 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:38AM1.90m | 2:12PM2.10m | 2:34AM1.96m | 3:08PM2.16m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:30PM0.21m | 7:49AM0.09m | 8:28PM0.15m | 8:47AM0.03m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 40 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 34 | 55 | 88 | 91 | 84 | 70 | 69 | 58 | 48 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 30 | 33 | 57 | 30 | 29 | 36 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | E 6 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 216 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
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