The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at The Glen today (03 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 11PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)--
Afternoon (03 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (03 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

Table - waves today at The Glen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds.

Thu
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.6
NNW
7
1.9
NNW
8
1.4
N
9
1.2
NNW
9
1
NNW
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
7
0.7
NNW
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
50
35
63
95
214
406
290
222
154
60
54
68
43
29
30
9
33
32
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
40
NW
20
NW
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:04AM2.96m
2:35PM2.90m
3:04AM2.74m
3:43PM2.74m
Low Tide
7:48PM0.48m
8:13AM0.54m
8:45PM0.69m
9:14AM0.76m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
3
1
Temp °C
15
13
12
12
13
14
14
15
14
11
11
11
11
10
11
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
11
11
10
11
10
7
10
10
8
4
4
6
7
7
8
9
10
10
9
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