Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 57 | 56 | 58 | 65 | 55 | 58 | 60 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:26PM1.87m | 5:45AM1.79m | 6:08PM1.86m | 6:30AM1.81m | 6:52PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:15AM0.26m | 11:44PM0.28m | 12:01PM0.25m | 00:29AM0.27m | 12:49PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 |
Feels °C | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | N 4 | N 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NW 4 | SSE 4 | SE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | NW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 56 | 58 | 65 | 55 | 58 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NNE 3 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | NE 7 | — | NE 10 | SSE 13 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 57 | 28 | 26 | 2 | — | 4 | 60 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | — | SSE 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 12 | E 7 | — | NE 9 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 29 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | NW 2 | W 3 | WNW 4 | N 3 | WNW 4 | S 17 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 2 | NW 2 | — | — | NW 2 | SSW 12 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 93 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2032 | 147 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 33 | 24 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 |
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