Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 1PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | N 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 13 | SE 13 | NNE 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 297 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 94 | 175 | 250 | 153 | 209 | 315 | 334 | 322 | 202 | 128 | 86 | 86 | 49 | 33 | 26 | 26 | 96 | 41 | 15 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:42AM1.72m | 4:06PM1.86m | 4:22AM1.75m | 4:46PM1.87m | 5:03AM1.77m | 5:26PM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM0.31m | 10:17PM0.34m | 10:30AM0.28m | 11:00PM0.31m | 11:15AM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NNE 4 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 100 | 100 | 99 | 94 | 49 | 34 | 30 | 37 | 28 | 34 | 20 | 202 | 128 | 86 | 86 | 49 | 25 | 10 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | E 16 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ENE 5 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 13 | ENE 8 | NNE 4 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 113 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 3 | 98 | 50 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | NNE 6 | — | SE 13 | — | — | — | E 16 | — | — | — | SE 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | N 4 | SE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 4 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 8 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 41 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | N 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | — | ENE 13 | ENE 8 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 297 | 13 | 14 | 34 | 83 | 175 | 250 | 153 | 209 | 315 | 334 | 322 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 3 | — | 96 | 35 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 172 | 39 | 172 | 172 | 258 | 170 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 127 | 153 | 39 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 33 | 0 |
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