Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 4PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 35 | 35 | 131 | 53 | 41 | 44 | 47 | 59 | 99 | 135 | 59 | 96 | 352 | 86 | 75 | 58 | 59 | 69 | 115 | 122 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:11AM2.02m | 6:39PM2.09m | 7:05AM1.98m | 7:31PM2.00m | 8:00AM1.93m | 8:24PM1.90m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:29PM0.02m | 1:01AM0.06m | 1:23PM0.09m | 1:52AM0.12m | 2:17PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 35 | 35 | 35 | 47 | 53 | 41 | 38 | 42 | 59 | 46 | 48 | 59 | 96 | 96 | 86 | 75 | 58 | 59 | 69 | 115 | 122 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 19 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 13 | 44 | 47 | 29 | 340 | 117 | 47 | 31 | 31 | 49 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 37 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | ESE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 16 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 4 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 320 | 229 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSE 18 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 19 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 19 | SSW 3 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 3 | 131 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 122 | 99 | 135 | 173 | 1 | 352 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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