Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 9PM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | SE 3 | SE 5 | NE 3 | N 4 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | ESE 15 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | SSE 14 | E 14 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 41 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:12PM1.93m | 6:41AM2.07m | 7:04PM1.94m | 7:35AM2.10m | 8:00PM1.93m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.16m | 00:29AM0.12m | 1:05PM0.14m | 1:24AM0.09m | 2:02PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | SE 3 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 3 | NE 5 | E 14 | NE 9 | S 16 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | SE 4 | S 16 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 71 | 39 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 5 | E 10 | NE 6 | S 12 | S 12 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 9 | S 17 | E 14 | NNW 3 | NE 5 | SSE 5 | E 13 | S 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 216 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | S 9 | E 15 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 8 | S 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 12 | SE 6 | — | E 14 | S 17 | E 14 | — | NE 6 | E 14 | S 17 | SE 13 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSW 8 | SE 3 | — | NE 6 | NE 3 | N 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | ESE 15 | SE 2 | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | SSE 14 | SE 3 | — | ESE 4 | ESE 3 |
| kJ | 220 | 471 | 4 | — | 1 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 1 | — | 6 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 41 | 12 | — | 6 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 29 | 39 | 29 | 39 | 29 | 29 | 39 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 237 | 39 | 36 | 29 |
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