Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 5AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 175 | 102 | 116 | 44 | 34 | 59 | 64 | 44 | 83 | 27 | 71 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:47AM1.99m | 6:11PM1.97m | 6:38AM1.95m | 7:01PM1.90m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42PM0.09m | 12:06PM0.12m | 00:31AM0.14m | 12:57PM0.19m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 175 | 102 | 116 | 44 | 34 | 12 | 25 | 44 | 83 | 27 | 71 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SSE 17 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 12 | S 18 | — | S 16 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 6 | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | SSE 17 | — | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | E 12 | E 12 | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 17 | 16 | 29 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | N 4 | WNW 2 | — | — | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 14 | 1 | — | — | 59 | 64 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 33 | 39 | 24 | 13 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 39 | 39 | 24 |
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