Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 5AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 256 | 43 | 61 | 58 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 87 | 81 | 79 | 50 | 49 | 69 | 18 | 345 | 427 |
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 | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:31PM2.00m | 8:00AM1.93m | 8:24PM1.90m | 8:55AM1.87m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52AM0.12m | 2:17PM0.18m | 2:43AM0.19m | 3:10PM0.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 12 |
| kJ | 39 | 34 | 61 | 58 | 78 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 87 | 81 | 79 | 50 | 49 | 69 | 18 | 19 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 15 | E 15 | ESE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | E 10 | — | — | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 44 | 43 | 32 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 33 | 32 | — | — | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 |
| kJ | 29 | 26 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 53 | 123 | 84 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | WSW 2 | W 2 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 256 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 113 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 251 | 345 | 427 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 198 | 172 | 0 |
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