Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 4PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed morning, strong winds from the WNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 240 | 215 | 121 | 66 | 61 | 37 | 35 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 50 | 61 | 28 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:07AM1.84m | 8:31PM1.80m | 9:02AM1.87m | 9:27PM1.78m | 10:02AM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:32PM0.28m | 2:55AM0.25m | 3:27PM0.29m | 3:49AM0.24m | 4:24PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 240 | 215 | 121 | 66 | 61 | 37 | 35 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 19 | S 18 | E 11 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 9 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | NE 10 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | S 14 | SSW 10 | S 17 | S 9 | S 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 50 | 61 | 14 | 29 | 25 | 20 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 45 | 39 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 127 | 138 | 156 | 156 | 180 | 237 | 39 |
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