Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trolley's sea temperature is
15.1°C
4.1° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 9PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)17s
Afternoon (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
16
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
E
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SE
11
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.2
ESE
13
0.2
ESE
13
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
59
7
7
5
1
3
55
20
142
93
50
19
19
22
52
49
18
17
19
31
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
5
SE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
ESE
20
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:32AM2.11m
8:58PM1.92m
9:32AM2.10m
10:00PM1.91m
10:33AM2.07m
Low Tide
3:00PM0.13m
3:18AM0.08m
3:58PM0.13m
4:17AM0.09m
4:56PM0.13m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:15
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6:13
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6:11
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8:09
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8:12
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8:13
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1
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Temp °C
9
12
13
9
8
8
8
6
9
11
12
9
9
9
9
8
9
14
19
17
15
Feels °C
6
7
8
0
1
-1
0
0
2
5
8
3
2
3
5
5
7
12
14
11
10
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