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Glen Eden in East London is an exposed beach break that has dependable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the west northwest. Able to handle light onshore wind Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the east southeast. The beach breaks offers right-handers. When it's working here, it can get crowded. Watch out for rips and sharks.

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Overall Glen Eden Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Glen Eden:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Queensberry Bay	0 mi
Second closest break	Cintsa West	1 mi
Third closest break	Yellowsands Beach	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Yellow sands Point	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Cintsa East	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Glen Eden:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	4476 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5369 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5401 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	5773 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	5927 mi
Tide stations nearest to Glen Eden:
Closest tide station	Durban, South Africa	268 mi
Second closest tide station	Heard Island, Antarctica	2626 mi
Third closest tide station	Mawson, Antarctica	2781 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Davis, Antarctica	3150 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia	3415 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Glen Eden:
Closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	151 mi
Second closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	280 mi
Third closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	280 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	280 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	280 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Glen Eden:
Closest city location	East London (South Africa)	17 mi
Second closest city location	Butterworth (South Africa)	35 mi
Third closest city location	Stutterheim (South Africa)	45 mi
Fourth closest city location	Bisho (South Africa)	48 mi
Fifth closest city location	Alice (South Africa)	75 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Glen Eden is East London Airport (ELS) in South Africa, 35 km (22 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Glen Eden is Bisho Airport (VIY), also in South Africa, 79 km (49 miles) away.
• Third is Umtata Airport (UTT) in South Africa, 153 km (95 miles) away.
• Queenstown Airport (UTW) in South Africa is 155 km (96 miles) away.
• Port Elizabeth Airport (PLZ), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Glen Eden and is 265 km (165 miles) away.