Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Glen Eden today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Glen Eden at 1PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Glen Eden. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1543 | 1693 | 1555 | 1866 | 2073 | 1991 | 1664 | 1597 | 2119 | 2364 | 2592 | 2898 | 3176 | 3283 | 2686 | 2432 | 1976 | 1689 | 1245 | 951 | 850 | 850 | 739 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 4:56PM1.73m | 5:07AM1.56m | 5:23PM1.64m | 5:34AM1.47m | 5:48PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41AM-0.01m | 11:05PM0.06m | 11:08AM0.06m | 11:31PM0.14m | 11:34AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 1543 | 1693 | 1555 | 1498 | 1147 | 881 | 773 | 691 | 530 | 424 | 313 | 309 | 219 | 209 | 2686 | 2432 | 1976 | 1689 | 1245 | 951 | 850 | 850 | 739 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 71 | 3 | — | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 326 | 199 | 152 | 144 | 137 | 111 | 109 | 109 | 105 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 19 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 192 | 14 | 30 | 27 | 64 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 456 | 979 | 1483 | 1866 | 2073 | 1991 | 1664 | 1597 | 2119 | 2364 | 2592 | 2898 | 3176 | 3283 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 431 | 431 | 431 | 431 | 512 | 499 | 460 | 460 | 271 | 262 | 261 | 260 | 123 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 130 | 191 | 0 | 0 |
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