Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 3AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 51 | 96 | 69 | 217 | 291 | 291 | 261 | 173 | 171 | 116 | 42 | 44 | 3 | 42 | 82 | 83 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:57AM2.01m | 5:22PM2.04m | 5:47AM1.99m | 6:11PM1.97m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:52PM0.07m | 11:14AM0.07m | 11:42PM0.09m | 12:06PM0.12m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 17 | SSE 13 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 96 | 69 | 217 | 291 | 291 | 261 | 173 | 171 | 116 | 42 | 44 | 3 | 42 | 82 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 16 | SE 4 | SSE 17 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NNE 3 | N 3 | SSE 17 | E 10 | SSE 16 | E 12 | S 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 51 | 2 | 55 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | E 13 | SSE 17 | — | — | E 12 | S 17 | E 12 |
| kJ | 23 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 29 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | S 16 | SSE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | 5850 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 127 | 2 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 24 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 57 | 208 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 39 | 6 |
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