The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
12.3° C
0.1° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 5AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 4°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.3
SW
3
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
21
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
5
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
9
2
1
1
2
3
4
3
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:47PM3.33m
12:06PM3.17m
00:22AM3.31m
12:43PM3.15m
Low Tide
6:00AM0.17m
6:12PM0.23m
6:35AM0.18m
6:48PM0.29m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
5
4
6
10
11
8
7
7
7
8
11
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
4
5
2
0
2
7
8
5
4
2
2
2
6
9
10
8
7
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