Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Issued: 12 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Trolley's sea temperature is

13.1°C

Trolley's surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Trolley's today (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 6AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (12 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 5	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	37	40	47	29	81	64	37	22	66	72	54	37	26	26	27	21	21	18	15	9	18	17	47	47
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	WSW	ENE	E	ESE	SE	SE	W	W	W	NW	NW	N	SE	ESE	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide			6:24AM1.95m				6:45PM1.87m					7:11AM1.93m				7:32PM1.81m				7:59AM1.89m				8:21PM1.75m
Low Tide	00:14AM0.18m				12:42PM0.23m					1:01AM0.23m				1:32PM0.28m				1:48AM0.28m				2:21PM0.33m


	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	15	13	13	13	14	14	13	13	13	12	15	20	22	16	17	17	15	12	13	16	13	12	11
Feels °C	15	13	12	11	9	10	11	12	12	10	9	13	19	20	14	15	15	12	9	11	15	11	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 18	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	37	40	47	29	81	64	37	10	66	72	54	37	26	6	27	21	21	18	15	9	18	17	47	47
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 18	S 18	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 19	S 19	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 16	N 3	S 16	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 6	S 5	SE 5
kJ	16	15	14	3	6	6	23	20	5	43	7	7	6	55	6	5	1	5	—	—	14	6	1	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 19	—	—	S 13	S 13	S 11	S 7	S 6	S 20	S 19	S 18	S 15	E 15	SW 9	S 9	—	S 16	S 16	S 14	S 14	—	—	—
kJ	1	7	—	—	3	3	2	1	1	8	7	26	17	4	3	2	—	43	5	37	37	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 8	—	—	ENE 5	—	—	—	WNW 2	—	ENE 7	—	NW 3	NW 4	N 3	—	—	SSW 5	SW 5	SW 4	S 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	29	—	—	22	—	—	—	1	—	26	—	2	6	1	—	—	2	10	10	11
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	1	0	0	39	39	41	44	29	0	0	0	1	1	6	29	29	29	1	24	1	1	29	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	6	4	4	4	4

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