Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 8AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | ENE 5 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 37 | 58 | 93 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:21AM1.85m | 8:45PM1.75m | 9:15AM1.80m | 9:39PM1.69m | 10:09AM1.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM0.27m | 2:40PM0.34m | 2:59AM0.34m | 3:31PM0.40m | 3:48AM0.40m | 4:21PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | N 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 27 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 37 | 58 | 93 | 75 | 73 | 75 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 7 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | N 3 | E 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | SE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | S 16 | SSE 6 | SE 4 | E 14 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 5 | S 8 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 32 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 15 | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 22 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 145 | 145 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 |
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