Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 1PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 58 | 84 | 75 | 82 | 75 | 49 | 84 | 75 | 73 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 370 | 334 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:09AM1.77m | 10:33PM1.65m | 11:03AM1.74m | 11:26PM1.63m | 11:54AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM0.40m | 4:21PM0.45m | 4:37AM0.44m | 5:10PM0.48m | 5:25AM0.46m | 5:58PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ENE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 63 | 58 | 84 | 75 | 82 | 75 | 49 | 84 | 75 | 73 | 47 | 8 | 42 | 41 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 334 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 16 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | ESE 12 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | SSE 7 | ESE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 55 | 24 | 22 | 44 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SSE 3 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 11 | — | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 4 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 14 | SSE 15 | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 394 | 370 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 24 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 39 | 41 | 24 | 6 | 0 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 24 | 40 | 208 | 24 | 127 | 292 | 581 | 0 | 0 |
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