
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Glen today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Glen at 3AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Glen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 41 | 75 | 58 | 170 | 170 | 108 | 112 | 268 | 509 | 987 | 246 | 182 | 135 | 84 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:51AM3.24m | 10:07PM3.34m | 10:30AM3.41m | 10:47PM3.46m | 11:10AM3.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43AM0.20m | 4:02PM0.21m | 4:21AM0.04m | 4:41PM0.06m | 5:00AM-0.05m | 5:21PM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 16 | N 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 13 | N 8 | N 8 |
12 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 390 | 246 | 31 | 135 | 84 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 17 | N 6 | NW 5 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | N 5 | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 12 | — | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 30 | 28 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 15 | NW 14 | N 6 | N 6 | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 |
8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | — | N 8 | E 3 | ENE 4 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 41 | 75 | 58 | 170 | 170 | 108 | 112 | 268 | 509 | 987 | — | 182 | 5 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 101 | 101 | 113 | 62 | 62 | 117 | 113 | 113 | 101 | 15 | 117 | 101 | 117 | 123 | 127 | 130 | 228 | 130 | 13 | 21 | 146 | 0 | 0 |
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