The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.8° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 7AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.3
N
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
5
0.6
N
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
6
0.3
NW
17
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
14
4
14
17
16
13
8
4
2
1
23
25
3
0
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
E
10
SSW
0
ESE
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
5
S
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
High Tide
6:21AM2.35m
6:52PM2.55m
7:22AM2.53m
7:44PM2.76m
Low Tide
00:10AM1.11m
12:36PM1.05m
1:15AM0.91m
1:33PM0.83m
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
11
11
14
12
9
8
7
6
8
10
10
8
6
Feels °C
8
6
6
8
10
10
11
8
4
4
2
2
5
6
5
5
4
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