Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trolley's sea temperature is
15.0°C
3.5° 

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 (13 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 3AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Nov)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (13 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (13 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
10
0.4
SSE
16
0.9
ENE
10
0.4
SE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.7
NE
5
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.5
ENE
9
1.1
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
NNW
4
0.9
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
29
26
127
145
100
78
83
100
164
62
48
27
48
47
20
47
55
24
17
21
16
23
20
27
13
23
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNE
20
N
30
N
30
N
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:17AM1.85m
8:39PM1.68m
9:05AM1.81m
9:28PM1.64m
9:53AM1.77m
10:17PM1.61m
Low Tide
2:04AM0.37m
2:39PM0.40m
2:50AM0.40m
3:26PM0.42m
3:36AM0.42m
4:12PM0.44m
4:22AM0.44m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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 mm
2
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Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
17
21
19
18
16
16
18
17
Feels °C
11
7
7
7
6
7
8
9
10
10
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
14
17
14
13
12
12
12
11
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