Surf Forecasts:
Trolley's surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period, ENE swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 3PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, ENE swell with 1,881 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 5 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Trolley's this week:
The surf forecast for Trolley's over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.2m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 3s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Trolley's in the next 16 days are 3.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 3PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.9m 8s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 12AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12PM (Sun 5th Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 3AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 3PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Trolley's over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 115 | 378 | 490 | 157 | 225 | 90 | 68 | 58 | 589 | 683 | 1881 | 562 | 556 | 1466 | 764 | 434 | 574 | 550 | 533 | 386 | 332 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:57PM1.78m | 8:17AM1.63m | 8:39PM1.75m | 9:01AM1.63m | 9:22PM1.74m | 9:48AM1.66m | 10:09PM1.73m | 10:39AM1.71m | 11:01PM1.75m | 11:34AM1.79m | 11:56PM1.78m | 12:31PM1.89m | 00:53AM1.83m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM0.36m | 2:21AM0.38m | 2:31PM0.38m | 3:03AM0.38m | 3:16PM0.38m | 3:47AM0.36m | 4:04PM0.38m | 4:33AM0.33m | 4:55PM0.36m | 5:21AM0.29m | 5:49PM0.32m | 6:13AM0.24m | 6:46PM0.28m | ||||||||
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 | 8:02 | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — |
 | — | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | -2 | -1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 12 | S 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | S 17 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 115 | 228 | 7 | 157 | 225 | 90 | 68 | 45 | 201 | 176 | 1881 | 562 | 556 | 1466 | 764 | 434 | — | 220 | 533 | 386 | 332 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | S 12 | — | S 17 | — | S 21 | S 19 | ENE 9 | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 16 | SSW 14 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 21 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | — | 23 | — | 9 | 7 | 50 | — | — | 104 | 58 | 54 | 97 | 81 | 118 | — | — | 132 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | S 21 | S 11 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 19 | SSW 18 | — | S 20 | — | — | — | — | S 21 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 2 | 58 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 60 | — | 70 | — | — | — | — | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | ENE 12 | ENE 10 | N 4 | SSW 3 | — | WSW 2 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 11 | S 8 | SE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 17 | S 7 | — |
| kJ | 25 | 378 | 490 | 18 | 6 | — | 1 | 53 | 589 | 683 | 730 | 12 | 124 | 599 | 403 | 151 | 574 | 550 | 56 | 92 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 172 | 198 | 153 | 0 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 172 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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