Trolley's Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trolley's sea temperature is
9.6° C
0.1° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 12PM is: 0.2m 18s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (25 Jul)1ft (0.3m)18s
Evening (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.2
E
18
0.3
ESE
18
0.4
ESE
17
0.4
ESE
17
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
15
0.6
E
15
0.6
E
15
0.6
E
14
0.6
E
14
0.7
E
14
0.7
E
13
0.8
ESE
13
0.7
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
29
20
26
61
100
92
132
127
116
157
155
148
144
187
176
201
171
222
222
215
268
280
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
1:22AM1.68m
1:51PM1.79m
2:08AM1.68m
2:35PM1.81m
2:51AM1.69m
3:18PM1.83m
Low Tide
7:23AM0.41m
7:56PM0.47m
8:08AM0.41m
8:42PM0.46m
8:52AM0.39m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
3
3
2
Temp °C
8
7
6
6
7
6
5
4
3
2
3
6
8
7
6
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
8
Feels °C
5
-1
0
0
1
1
1
0
-1
-2
-1
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
4
6
6
5
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