Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 10AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 178 | 245 | 209 | 202 | 195 | 137 | 121 | 118 | 208 | 205 | 136 | 134 | 130 | 95 | 92 | 71 | 50 | 48 | 34 | 29 | 13 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:18AM1.71m | 6:42PM1.83m | 7:00AM1.71m | 7:23PM1.81m | 7:44AM1.71m | 8:06PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:20AM0.34m | 12:31PM0.30m | 1:03AM0.33m | 1:16PM0.31m | 1:47AM0.33m | 2:03PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | -2 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 79 | 178 | 245 | 209 | 202 | 195 | 137 | 110 | 87 | 208 | 205 | 136 | 134 | 130 | 95 | 92 | 71 | 50 | 48 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | N 3 | NNE 3 | S 13 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | SSE 17 | NE 4 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 39 | 77 | 95 | 95 | 144 | 138 | 131 | 121 | 118 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 17 | E 17 | — | S 19 | NE 16 | NE 16 | S 12 | E 16 | S 20 | S 19 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 5 | E 14 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 7 | 10 | 10 | 48 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | S 16 | S 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 127 | 334 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 176 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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