Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 4AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 24 | SSE 22 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 205 | 270 | 339 | 343 | 465 | 546 | 520 | 507 | 503 | 484 | 484 | 465 | 447 | 404 | 1798 | 920 | 1387 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:10PM2.24m | 6:34AM2.05m | 7:05PM2.18m | 7:31AM2.01m | 8:00PM2.09m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:33AM0.00m | 12:52PM-0.04m | 1:28AM0.02m | 1:48PM0.02m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 205 | 270 | 339 | 343 | 465 | 546 | 520 | 507 | 503 | 484 | 484 | 465 | 447 | 343 | 333 | 253 | 246 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | S 16 | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 19 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 | SSE 22 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 183 | 422 | 404 | 401 | 404 | 270 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 24 | — | — | — | SSE 23 | SSE 24 | SSE 22 |
| kJ | 5 | 67 | 97 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 11 | — | — | — | 1798 | 920 | 1387 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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