Trolley's Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trolley's sea temperature is
9.9° C
0.5° 

Trolley's surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Trolley's today (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 6AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (26 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s

Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
17
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
15
0.6
E
15
0.6
E
15
0.6
E
14
0.6
E
14
0.6
E
14
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.8
E
13
0.9
E
13
0.9
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
92
132
127
116
157
155
148
144
138
176
173
171
222
219
219
280
289
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:08AM1.68m
2:35PM1.81m
2:51AM1.69m
3:18PM1.83m
Low Tide
7:56PM0.47m
8:08AM0.41m
8:42PM0.46m
8:52AM0.39m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
5
4
4
3
3
6
8
7
6
5
4
4
5
7
10
9
9
Feels °C
1
0
0
-1
-1
2
4
3
2
1
0
0
1
4
7
5
6
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