Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trolley's sea temperature is
13.4°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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 6AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
1
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
6
1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
2.5
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
68
90
78
113
162
214
237
939
176
138
102
78
71
54
37
36
28
28
29
81
64
43
14
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
5
NNW
5
SW
5
NNE
5
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
0
SW
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:49AM1.97m
5:11PM1.96m
5:36AM1.97m
5:58PM1.92m
6:24AM1.95m
6:45PM1.87m
Low Tide
10:38PM0.13m
11:02AM0.15m
11:27PM0.14m
11:53AM0.18m
00:14AM0.18m
12:42PM0.23m
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cloud
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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Temp °C
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
13
15
18
20
16
15
14
13
11
12
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
7
8
8
8
7
8
8
10
13
12
14
17
19
14
14
12
11
11
11
10
8
8
9
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