Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 8AM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 12 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 105 | 170 | 172 | 232 | 184 | 175 | 146 | 153 | 160 | 151 | 119 | 87 | 87 | 48 | 37 | 78 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 7:03AM1.94m | 7:26PM1.88m | 7:54AM1.97m | 8:18PM1.87m | 8:49AM1.98m | 9:14PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:57AM0.19m | 1:26PM0.20m | 1:47AM0.18m | 2:20PM0.20m | 2:40AM0.18m | 3:16PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 11 | SE 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 48 | 105 | 170 | 172 | 232 | 184 | 175 | 146 | 153 | 160 | 151 | 119 | 87 | 87 | 31 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 14 | S 15 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 28 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 48 | 24 | 56 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 20 | 19 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 15 | 30 | 78 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 170 | 39 | 39 | 29 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 24 |
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