The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.5° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 12AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (06 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
17
1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.5
N
6
1.8
N
7
1.6
N
8
1.4
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
50
52
31
27
394
62
80
176
358
291
206
162
124
114
80
68
55
41
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
N
20
E
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:22AM2.58m
5:06PM2.68m
5:49AM2.58m
6:29PM2.78m
Low Tide
9:59PM0.87m
10:36AM0.89m
11:32PM0.89m
12:07PM0.85m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
1
2
4
1
7
13
8
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
13
13
14
14
14
11
8
8
8
8
7
7
Feels °C
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
8
9
10
12
13
7
3
3
4
4
3
3
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