Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 1PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NNE 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | NE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 4 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 159 | 149 | 138 | 84 | 78 | 39 | 37 | 59 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:54AM1.97m | 8:18PM1.87m | 8:49AM1.98m | 9:14PM1.85m | 9:47AM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47AM0.18m | 2:20PM0.20m | 2:40AM0.18m | 3:16PM0.21m | 3:36AM0.18m | 4:13PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 159 | 149 | 138 | 84 | 78 | 39 | 37 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 14 | ENE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | N 3 | SE 12 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 23 | 24 | 34 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | — | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 7 | S 16 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | 23 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 59 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 10 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 39 | 35 | 24 | 29 | 39 | 24 | 39 | 36 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
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