Glen Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.94° S 18.38° E

Glen Beach WaveFinder

Issued: 7 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Glen Beach sea temperature is
14.1° C
1.4° 

Glen Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Glen Beach surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 22 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period, WSW swell with cross-shore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 21 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period, WSW swell with 8,286 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 16 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Glen Beach this week:

The surf forecast for Glen Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 16) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.1m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Glen Beach in the next 16 days are 5.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 12s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 2PM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11PM (Thu 16th Jul)7ft (2.1m) 12s
Best Surf 5PM (Wed 22nd Jul)11ft (3.5m) 12s
Most Powerful 8PM (Tue 21st Jul)16ft (5.0m) 13s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Glen Beach over the next 16 days.


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