Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 2PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 207 | 374 | 280 | 254 | 169 | 105 | 86 | 64 | 39 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 36 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:22AM1.75m | 4:46PM1.87m | 5:03AM1.77m | 5:26PM1.87m | 5:45AM1.79m | 6:08PM1.86m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30AM0.28m | 11:00PM0.31m | 11:15AM0.26m | 11:44PM0.28m | 12:01PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | N 4 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 7 | NW 4 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 23 | 21 | 169 | 105 | 86 | 64 | 39 | 24 | 6 | 26 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NNE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 13 | ENE 8 | N 4 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 4 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | E 12 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 104 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 25 | 2 | 98 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | — | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SSE 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | N 4 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | W 3 | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 3 | NNW 3 | — | NW 3 | — | N 2 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | SSW 16 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 207 | 374 | 280 | 254 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 20 | — | 36 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 17 | 103 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 57 | 57 | 24 | 41 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 24 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 29 | 127 | 156 | 29 | 546 |
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