Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trolley's sea temperature is
13.5°C
3.2° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 12PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)1ft (0.3m)15s
Afternoon (19 Oct)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (19 Oct)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
44
42
43
47
50
53
27
26
26
26
26
25
23
11
15
8
8
3
11
10
20
19
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
0
SE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:12PM1.72m
00:36AM1.59m
12:59PM1.72m
1:21AM1.61m
1:43PM1.73m
Low Tide
5:46AM0.46m
6:20PM0.47m
6:32AM0.46m
7:05PM0.45m
7:17AM0.43m
7:48PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:30
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6:28
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7:55
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7:57
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7:59
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Temp °C
11
11
13
15
14
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
14
18
17
15
14
Feels °C
9
8
12
11
10
9
9
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
7
8
9
9
12
15
13
11
10
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