The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.6° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 1PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (27 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
7
1.2
N
7
0.9
N
8
0.8
NNW
10
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.3
N
7
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
N
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
77
265
146
113
128
46
32
33
21
20
24
12
8
11
20
10
10
5
5
8
2
1
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
20
NW
35
NW
30
W
30
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
N
15
N
5
N
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
11:00AM3.37m
11:15PM3.48m
11:36AM3.47m
11:52PM3.52m
12:13PM3.50m
Low Tide
4:53AM0.03m
5:08PM0.06m
5:28AM-0.06m
5:44PM-0.01m
6:03AM-0.08m
6:22PM-0.00m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:05
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8:27
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7:28
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7:29
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 mm
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1
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2
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Temp °C
11
13
14
12
11
10
7
6
5
6
11
13
12
12
8
7
6
6
11
14
13
12
9
Feels °C
9
9
7
6
3
5
3
4
1
2
6
7
7
7
4
3
2
2
8
11
9
10
7
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