Trolley's Surf Break

Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Issued: 11 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trolley's sea temperature is
10.7° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 3PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (03 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
1.2
NE
12
1.4
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
2.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
132
130
123
126
125
121
117
115
110
400
384
376
1143
311
143
138
137
165
141
113
90
61
60
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
N
5
ESE
10
ESE
0
ESE
10
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
20
NNW
10
WSW
20
N
25
SW
30
SW
40
SW
45
SW
30
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
6:52AM1.67m
7:16PM1.81m
7:34AM1.64m
7:57PM1.78m
8:17AM1.63m
8:39PM1.75m
Low Tide
1:04PM0.35m
1:38AM0.38m
1:47PM0.36m
2:21AM0.38m
2:31PM0.38m
3:03AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:02
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:04
5:05
5:05
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
10
10
11
11
9
13
13
13
15
14
14
13
13
12
9
10
8
7
7
6
4
5
4
Feels °C
6
8
7
8
10
6
7
7
6
9
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
2
-1
-2
-4
-3
-4
-5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
11
2.5
NE
9
0.6
E
11
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
100
132
130
123
126
125
121
117
115
110
184
184
121
1143
82
143
138
137
165
141
113
90
61
60
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
E
14
0.6
NE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.5
E
10
0.7
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
7
0.5
SSW
7
0.1
S
6
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
31
29
11
61
16
9
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
7
6
51
52
84
12
15
25
1
5
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
20
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
17
16
4
18
17
6
5
5
3
30
6
23
20
19
17
4
4
8
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.8
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
7
0.7
N
4
1
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1
NE
4
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
12
1.4
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
NE
9
0.7
NNW
4
0.3
S
3
0.3
WNW
2
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
2.1
S
9
Energy kJ
1
16
5
12
37
16
35
47
400
384
376
430
311
13
1
1
7
8
5
5
731
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
5
5
Distance (km)
0
6
9
13
0
6
39
44
44
44
44
57
39
39
44
0
39
0
127
127
127
127
172
172
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
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