Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 3PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Tue night, min 3°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 329 | 212 | 224 | 159 | 198 | 191 | 220 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 154 | 122 | 117 | 77 | 107 | 140 | 196 | 178 | 89 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 8:31AM1.72m | 8:53PM1.76m | 9:22AM1.75m | 9:44PM1.75m | 10:17AM1.80m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:52PM0.34m | 3:18AM0.31m | 3:43PM0.34m | 4:08AM0.29m | 4:37PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  | | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Feels °C | -4 | -5 | -4 | -2 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 212 | 224 | 159 | 198 | 191 | 220 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 154 | 122 | 117 | 77 | 98 | 102 | 82 | 115 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 12 | SE 17 | SSE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | E 18 | SE 14 | E 18 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 11 | 60 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 8 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 44 | 42 | 67 | 69 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 12 | S 16 | — | E 20 | E 16 | E 12 | E 18 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 19 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | 7 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 107 | 140 | 196 | 178 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 350 | 408 | 329 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 176 | 172 | 172 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 29 | 35 |
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