Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trolley's sea temperature is
14.1°C
2.9° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 2AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (04 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.6
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.7
NE
3
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
1.3
NE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
13
11
7
12
8
15
11
7
24
58
24
22
19
11
20
17
124
48
51
37
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
5
SE
5
SW
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
15
ESE
15
E
20
SE
10
ESE
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
on
High Tide
1:04AM1.89m
1:32PM1.99m
2:01AM1.90m
2:25PM1.95m
2:54AM1.91m
Low Tide
6:50PM0.13m
7:11AM0.14m
7:44PM0.14m
8:07AM0.17m
8:37PM0.15m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
14
12
12
11
12
11
12
14
13
14
14
14
15
15
17
19
16
18
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
10
9
9
8
11
11
11
12
11
12
13
14
13
14
16
17
14
15
14
15
15
15
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