Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trolley's sea temperature is
11.2°C
1.4° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 1PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (30 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.5
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
1.1
NNE
5
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
NE
5
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.6
NNE
4
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
149
138
84
78
39
37
59
21
19
11
10
10
10
10
14
14
5
5
7
14
14
13
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
0
NNE
10
W
15
WSW
10
NNW
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
5
N
5
N
5
NW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:54AM1.97m
8:18PM1.87m
8:49AM1.98m
9:14PM1.85m
9:47AM1.99m
Low Tide
1:47AM0.18m
2:20PM0.20m
2:40AM0.18m
3:16PM0.21m
3:36AM0.18m
4:13PM0.22m
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Temp °C
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
10
13
13
11
11
12
10
9
10
18
19
16
15
Feels °C
7
7
5
5
4
4
6
9
5
3
7
10
9
9
9
11
8
7
8
16
16
13
12
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