Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 10AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 26 | 52 | 44 | 32 | 38 | 68 | 77 | 43 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 61 | 101 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 12:14PM1.78m | 00:33AM1.70m | 1:04PM1.78m | 1:22AM1.68m | 1:51PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48AM0.33m | 6:18PM0.43m | 6:36AM0.38m | 7:08PM0.46m | 7:23AM0.41m | 7:56PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | NE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 68 | 77 | 43 | 33 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 9 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 4 | ENE 8 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 38 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 101 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 13 | S 9 | S 8 | — | S 18 | E 8 | E 19 | ESE 13 | ESE 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 61 | 6 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 19 | 26 | 52 | 44 | 32 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 275 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 39 | 41 | 44 | 44 | 314 | 260 | 253 | 253 | 157 | 156 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 298 | 153 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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