Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Trolley's sea temperature is
11.7°C
1.8° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 11AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (02 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (02 Oct)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.3
SE
12
0.3
NE
8
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
SE
3
0.2
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
14
14
28
31
31
22
12
12
3
2
29
55
51
60
55
51
13
29
26
26
26
28
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
0
ENE
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
E
5
SE
5
SE
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
N
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
Wind State
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:47AM1.99m
10:14PM1.84m
10:49AM1.99m
11:16PM1.84m
11:51AM2.00m
Low Tide
3:36AM0.18m
4:13PM0.22m
4:33AM0.17m
5:11PM0.21m
5:31AM0.16m
6:09PM0.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:00
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6:58
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7:36
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7:37
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1
2
1
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Temp °C
10
9
11
18
16
16
12
10
8
8
7
8
10
10
9
8
7
6
7
7
8
8
8
Feels °C
8
7
8
14
12
14
10
9
7
6
5
4
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
3
4
5
5
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