Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Trolley's today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Trolley's. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 392 | 37 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 50 | 66 | 67 | 51 | 49 | 47 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:56PM1.62m | 11:22AM1.73m | 11:47PM1.60m | 12:12PM1.72m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:47PM0.45m | 5:00AM0.46m | 5:34PM0.47m | 5:46AM0.46m | 6:20PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 4 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 41 | 37 | 28 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 50 | 66 | 67 | 51 | 49 | 2 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 45 | 48 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 15 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | E 11 | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 2 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NE 9 | — | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | NE 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 392 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 29 |
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