Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 2PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 3 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:21AM1.61m | 1:43PM1.73m | 2:05AM1.64m | 2:25PM1.75m | 2:47AM1.69m | 3:07PM1.79m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17AM0.43m | 7:48PM0.42m | 8:02AM0.39m | 8:31PM0.37m | 8:47AM0.35m | 9:15PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 11 | SSE 14 | SE 10 | SE 14 | S 14 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 21 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 16 | NE 10 | SSE 14 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 14 | E 13 | E 10 | SE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 | S 17 | S 9 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SE 2 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 16 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 41 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
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