Trolley's Surf Break

Trolley's 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.50° S 172.73° E

Issued: 5 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Trolley's sea temperature is
10.9° C

1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Trolley's at 9AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (02 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
12
0.7
ENE
11
0.4
E
14
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
1.2
NE
12
1.4
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
46
50
62
86
83
80
83
82
80
104
100
132
135
61
126
125
121
117
115
428
349
469
314
414
Wind (km/h)
0
ENE
0
NW
5
NW
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
5
E
0
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
ESE
5
NNE
30
N
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
45
NNW
30
N
35
NNW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:10AM1.69m
6:35PM1.84m
6:52AM1.67m
7:16PM1.81m
7:34AM1.64m
7:57PM1.78m
Low Tide
00:11AM0.39m
12:20PM0.35m
00:55AM0.39m
1:04PM0.35m
1:38AM0.38m
1:47PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:02
8:02
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:04
5:05
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
11
10
9
12
13
13
14
14
15
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
6
7
6
6
7
8
6
5
7
7
6
8
9
7
5
7
6
8
8
6
7
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
12
0.7
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
NE
4
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.6
E
13
0.9
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
Energy kJ
46
50
62
86
83
80
83
82
80
104
100
132
135
61
16
125
121
117
115
232
187
130
63
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
S
8
0.4
S
14
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.7
NE
6
0.2
S
15
0.7
NNE
6
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.4
E
14
0.6
E
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
4
4
5
5
1
58
5
4
40
17
37
16
4
61
126
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
5
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
SSW
13
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
4
3
3
1
15
19
4
1
17
20
18
5
17
6
5
5
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NE
4
1.2
NE
12
1.4
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
Energy kJ
28
36
14
24
22
32
19
23
428
349
469
314
414
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
9
39
13
0
0
0
0
0
39
13
0
39
39
44
57
44
238
127
44
127
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
2
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
9
8
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
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