Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trolley's sea temperature is
13.6°C
2.5° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (03 Nov)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.6
ESE
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
26
11
18
16
6
3
3
8
13
17
19
34
14
14
13
8
8
5
9
15
22
Wind (km/h)
45
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
15
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
E
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
00:05AM1.89m
12:35PM2.02m
1:04AM1.89m
1:32PM1.99m
2:01AM1.90m
Low Tide
5:53PM0.13m
6:14AM0.12m
6:50PM0.13m
7:11AM0.14m
7:44PM0.14m
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cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
19
18
15
12
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
Feels °C
9
13
14
12
10
10
12
10
7
6
6
7
8
9
9
12
11
11
13
14
14
14
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