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The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
The Glen surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Glen sea temperature is
19.2° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Glen today?
The current surf forecast for The Glen at 6AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Mar) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Glen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 377 | 271 | 411 | 60 | 40 | 24 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 13 | 24 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | on | glass | glass | on | on | glass | cross- off | off | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:34AM 2.66 | 7:20PM 2.55 | 7:53AM 2.77 | 8:30PM 2.72 | 8:54AM 2.95 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:06AM 0.96 | 1:05PM 0.89 | 1:34AM 0.88 | 2:19PM 0.71 | 2:40AM 0.69 | 3:13PM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | Monday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:22 |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 |
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