Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 23s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 1PM is: 0.6m 23s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 23s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | E 14 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 19 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 484 | 465 | 447 | 404 | 1532 | 738 | 260 | 201 | 189 | 184 | 130 | 126 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 190 | 167 | 243 | 325 | 322 | 309 | 182 | 166 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 7:31AM2.01m | 8:00PM2.09m | 8:28AM1.95m | 8:56PM2.00m | 9:27AM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28AM0.02m | 1:48PM0.02m | 2:22AM0.06m | 2:44PM0.10m | 3:15AM0.12m | 3:38PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 14 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 484 | 465 | 447 | 355 | 346 | 265 | 246 | 201 | 189 | 184 | 130 | 126 | 125 | 123 | 82 | 77 | 137 | 243 | 325 | 322 | 309 | 182 | 166 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 21 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 183 | 422 | 404 | 401 | 290 | 260 | 110 | 108 | 53 | 86 | 48 | 142 | 140 | 140 | 134 | 76 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | — | — | — | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | — | SSE 22 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | — | — | — | 1532 | 738 | — | 46 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 38 | — | — | — | 190 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
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