Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 6PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 18 | 14 | 47 | 47 | 62 | 47 | 35 | 36 | 27 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 32 | 41 | 45 | 48 | 52 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:04PM1.98m | 00:29AM1.86m | 1:03PM2.03m | 1:26AM1.90m | 1:59PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.23m | 6:39AM0.14m | 7:17PM0.19m | 7:36AM0.10m | 8:13PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | S 17 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 6 | S 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 4 | ENE 6 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 28 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 10 | NE 8 | S 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 7 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 31 | 3 | 85 | 28 | 28 | 23 | — | 40 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 49 | 32 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NNE 5 | E 10 | SSW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | NNE 6 | S 8 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 11 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 8 | S 13 | S 21 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 81 | 79 | 44 | — | 3 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 18 | 14 | 47 | 47 | 62 | 47 | 35 | 36 | — | — | — | 17 | 20 | 11 | 2 | — | 41 | 45 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 58 | 41 | 84 | 41 | 175 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 24 | 24 | 13 | 29 | 39 | 0 |
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