Trolley's Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trolley's sea temperature is
10.1° C
0.6° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 1AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
23
0.9
SSE
23
0.8
E
14
0.8
E
14
0.7
E
14
0.7
E
14
0.7
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.4
SSE
19
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.5
SSE
19
0.7
SSE
19
0.7
SSE
19
0.7
SSE
19
0.5
SSE
18
0.5
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1532
738
260
246
189
181
176
126
125
142
140
190
167
207
325
322
315
186
170
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
0
NE
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:00PM2.09m
8:28AM1.95m
8:56PM2.00m
9:27AM1.89m
Low Tide
1:48PM0.02m
2:22AM0.06m
2:44PM0.10m
3:15AM0.12m
3:38PM0.20m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
9
9
7
7
7
6
7
8
8
6
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
5
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