Trolley's Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trolley's sea temperature is
10.7°C
1.3° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 11AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (14 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
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
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ENE
13
0.1
SE
11
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.2
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
33
30
29
26
25
24
23
13
12
12
11
17
4
18
19
16
15
9
13
8
6
3
Wind (km/h)
10
E
0
ENE
5
W
5
NNW
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
SW
10
NW
5
W
5
SW
0
N
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:38AM1.95m
7:01PM1.90m
7:29AM1.90m
7:52PM1.82m
8:21AM1.85m
8:45PM1.75m
Low Tide
00:31AM0.14m
12:57PM0.19m
1:20AM0.20m
1:49PM0.27m
2:10AM0.27m
2:40PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
13
13
10
11
10
10
9
9
10
11
11
11
9
10
10
12
15
15
11
9
Feels °C
7
8
7
12
9
7
9
8
8
7
7
7
8
8
9
6
8
8
10
12
13
10
7
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