Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 6PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 107 | 78 | 74 | 51 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 29 | 81 | 88 | 37 | 30 | 64 | 72 | 56 | 42 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:58PM1.92m | 6:24AM1.95m | 6:45PM1.87m | 7:11AM1.93m | 7:32PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53AM0.18m | 00:14AM0.18m | 12:42PM0.23m | 1:01AM0.23m | 1:32PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 102 | 107 | 78 | 74 | 51 | 37 | 40 | 47 | 29 | 81 | 88 | 37 | 23 | 64 | 72 | 56 | 42 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 38 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 19 | — | S 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 5 | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 44 | — | 30 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 10 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 44 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 39 | 1 |
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