Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 4AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 291 | 262 | 700 | 699 | 171 | 167 | 130 | 105 | 94 | 71 | 71 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:24AM2.04m | 4:55PM2.19m | 5:17AM2.05m | 5:47PM2.16m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:21PM0.05m | 10:40AM-0.04m | 11:15PM0.03m | 11:35AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 216 | 212 | 19 | 167 | 130 | 105 | 94 | 71 | 71 | 57 | 55 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 21 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | E 16 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 19 |
| kJ | 7 | 25 | 3 | 16 | 7 | 18 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 291 | 262 | 700 | 699 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 24 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 |
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