Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 2PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 278 | 220 | 194 | 216 | 141 | 125 | 142 | 115 | 74 | 54 | 51 | 392 | 37 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 49 | 64 | 51 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:39AM1.80m | 10:04PM1.66m | 10:31AM1.76m | 10:56PM1.62m | 11:22AM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:24AM0.39m | 3:58PM0.42m | 4:12AM0.43m | 4:47PM0.45m | 5:00AM0.46m | 5:34PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | NE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 192 | 3 | 220 | 194 | 24 | 141 | 125 | 142 | 115 | 74 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 37 | 28 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 49 | 64 | 51 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | S 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | — | E 11 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 3 | 12 | — | 3 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 20 | — | 2 | 8 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | E 8 | NE 9 | — | — | S 15 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SE 9 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SE 9 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 278 | 5 | 6 | 216 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 392 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
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