Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 7AM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 74 | 52 | 71 | 68 | 50 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 61 | 59 | 92 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:33AM1.70m | 1:04PM1.78m | 1:22AM1.68m | 1:51PM1.79m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:18PM0.43m | 6:36AM0.38m | 7:08PM0.46m | 7:23AM0.41m | 7:56PM0.47m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | ESE 17 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 52 | 71 | 68 | 50 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 9 | 92 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | E 12 | E 13 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 17 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 59 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 8 | — | — | S 18 | E 19 | E 19 | ESE 4 | ESE 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 61 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NE 9 | NNW 3 | — | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 24 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 74 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 157 | 314 | 318 | 156 | 156 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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