Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trolley's sea temperature is
12.6°C
2.7° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 12AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)--
Afternoon (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
26
27
29
38
36
35
25
25
19
29
34
82
33
50
35
26
27
20
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
E
10
E
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
00:18AM1.85m
12:52PM2.01m
1:18AM1.88m
1:49PM2.02m
Low Tide
6:09PM0.20m
6:29AM0.15m
7:07PM0.18m
7:26AM0.13m
8:02PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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6:56
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6:54
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7:37
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7:38
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7:39
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Temp °C
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
8
10
15
14
12
11
Feels °C
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
6
6
6
7
12
10
9
9
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