Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trolley's sea temperature is
11.5°C
1.6° 

Trolley's surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Trolley's today (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 9PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)16s

Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.9
NE
5
0.9
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
27
54
51
48
55
51
13
29
26
26
26
27
29
38
36
35
25
25
31
49
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
0
SSW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:49AM1.99m
11:16PM1.84m
11:51AM2.00m
00:18AM1.85m
12:52PM2.01m
Low Tide
5:11PM0.21m
5:31AM0.16m
6:09PM0.20m
6:29AM0.15m
7:07PM0.18m
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:58
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6:56
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7:37
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7:37
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7:38
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 mm
2
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Temp °C
7
9
10
10
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
9
9
Feels °C
4
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
3
3
4
5
5
6
4
4
3
3
4
4
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