Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 6PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 188 | 181 | 149 | 113 | 113 | 86 | 90 | 60 | 73 | 140 | 201 | 160 | 148 | 166 | 198 | 282 | 341 | 334 | 354 | 394 | 402 | 443 | 535 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:17AM1.63m | 8:39PM1.75m | 9:01AM1.63m | 9:22PM1.74m | 9:48AM1.66m | 10:09PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31PM0.38m | 3:03AM0.38m | 3:16PM0.38m | 3:47AM0.36m | 4:04PM0.38m | 4:33AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 5 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 163 | 188 | 181 | 149 | 113 | 113 | 86 | 90 | 60 | 45 | 44 | 45 | 18 | 148 | 166 | 198 | 282 | 341 | 334 | 354 | 394 | 402 | 443 | 535 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NNE 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 7 | S 20 | S 19 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 13 |
| kJ | 58 | 130 | 19 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 50 | 73 | 47 | 25 | 48 | 8 | 125 | 124 | 118 | 109 | 104 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | — | — | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 20 |
| kJ | 23 | 20 | — | — | 9 | 35 | 68 | 114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 140 | 201 | 160 | 147 | 108 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 41 | 319 | 208 | 168 | 135 | 111 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 29 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 175 | 172 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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