Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 6PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 4 | SSE 14 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | SSE 13 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 58 | 34 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:41PM1.74m | 1:01AM1.64m | 1:26PM1.76m | 1:44AM1.66m | 2:07PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11AM0.45m | 6:44PM0.47m | 6:56AM0.43m | 7:29PM0.44m | 7:41AM0.39m | 8:12PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | N 3 | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 5 | SE 11 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SSE 14 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | N 3 | ESE 13 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | N 3 | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | E 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 18 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 7 | E 10 | NE 7 | SE 13 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 5 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | S 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | SSE 13 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | WSW 17 | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 1 | 58 | 34 | — | — | — | 3 | 55 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 24 | 58 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 24 |
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