
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 12PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 47 | 50 | 53 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:12PM1.72m | 00:36AM1.59m | 12:59PM1.72m | 1:21AM1.61m | 1:43PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:46AM0.46m | 6:20PM0.47m | 6:32AM0.46m | 7:05PM0.45m | 7:17AM0.43m | 7:48PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 14 |
47 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 47 | 50 | 53 | 27 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | — | — | ENE 7 | E 11 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | S 15 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SE 10 |
1 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 11 | 23 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 4 | S 6 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | — | ESE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 33 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
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