Trolley's Surf Break

Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Issued: 11 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trolley's sea temperature is
10.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 4PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
276
327
341
354
319
342
349
370
441
507
505
479
386
452
573
551
505
486
467
517
526
526
442
361
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SW
15
S
25
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:48AM1.66m
10:09PM1.73m
10:39AM1.71m
11:01PM1.75m
11:34AM1.79m
11:56PM1.78m
Low Tide
4:04PM0.38m
4:33AM0.33m
4:55PM0.36m
5:21AM0.29m
5:49PM0.32m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
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cloud
cloud
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light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
10
9
7
7
7
8
8
8
10
11
10
10
8
8
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
4
4
Feels °C
8
8
5
2
3
3
6
6
5
8
7
6
6
2
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
-1
-1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.4
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
10
Energy kJ
276
327
341
354
319
342
349
370
441
507
505
479
386
452
573
551
505
486
467
517
526
526
442
361
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
S
15
0.2
S
21
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
119
109
104
102
18
16
7
6
55
55
55
96
203
198
246
159
35
140
131
7
6
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.2
S
22
0.3
S
20
0.4
S
19
0.4
S
19
0.6
S
18
0.6
S
17
0.6
S
17
0.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
4
4
7
29
25
55
36
68
117
112
222
217
212
201
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.3
SE
5
0.1
S
18
0.9
SSE
7
0.6
S
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.4
SSW
3
0.1
S
19
1.2
S
7
0.9
S
7
Energy kJ
51
50
27
26
208
85
71
80
90
6
76
33
5
5
3
7
143
86
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
172
0
172
172
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
6
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
8
7
6
5
5
7
7
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
6
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