Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 3PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 377 | 441 | 1071 | 498 | 361 | 467 | 400 | 434 | 505 | 426 | 354 | 361 | 382 | 387 | 387 | 387 | 387 | 335 | 329 | 262 | 200 | 159 | 153 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:39AM1.71m | 11:01PM1.75m | 11:34AM1.79m | 11:56PM1.78m | 12:31PM1.89m | 00:53AM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:55PM0.36m | 5:21AM0.29m | 5:49PM0.32m | 6:13AM0.24m | 6:46PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:08 |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 377 | 441 | 1071 | 498 | 361 | 467 | 400 | 434 | 505 | 426 | 354 | 361 | 382 | 387 | 387 | 387 | 387 | 335 | 329 | 262 | 200 | 159 | 153 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 21 | S 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 55 | 158 | 145 | 206 | 198 | 246 | 159 | 206 | 142 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 39 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | — | — | — | S 22 | S 21 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 18 | S 9 |
| kJ | 29 | 25 | 61 | 96 | — | — | — | 36 | 35 | 66 | 66 | 112 | 152 | 215 | 304 | 198 | 193 | 126 | 78 | 77 | 5 | 122 | 243 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 11 | S 18 | SE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 49 | 52 | 505 | 6 | 52 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 746 | 538 | 454 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 35 | 163 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 197 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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