Trolley's Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trolley's sea temperature is
9.6° C
0.4° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 7PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
0
1
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)
0.4
SE
14
0.6
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.5
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.7
ESE
5
0.3
SE
10
0.5
E
6
1.5
NE
8
1.9
NE
7
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
111
61
83
54
49
31
30
27
16
15
16
15
27
15
16
244
381
47
25
31
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
SW
5
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
NE
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:16AM1.86m
11:39PM1.79m
12:16PM1.94m
00:39AM1.84m
1:15PM2.02m
Low Tide
5:34PM0.31m
5:55AM0.22m
6:32PM0.27m
6:52AM0.16m
7:30PM0.21m
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:36
5:37
 mm
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
5
6
7
8
9
8
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
7
Feels °C
2
3
4
5
7
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
7
6
3
4
5
4
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