The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
12.2° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 2PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.6
NW
4
0.8
NW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
16
28
20
19
27
29
20
14
13
22
23
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
W
5
NNW
0
N
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
0
WNW
5
N
10
N
15
N
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:00PM2.88m
3:26AM2.82m
4:04PM2.77m
4:36AM2.70m
5:19PM2.74m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.52m
9:07PM0.68m
9:39AM0.67m
10:16PM0.81m
10:52AM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
5
9
9
7
6
5
4
4
5
8
10
9
9
9
9
9
10
12
11
12
12
Feels °C
2
7
6
5
4
2
1
1
1
5
7
7
7
7
7
7
9
12
10
10
9
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