The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
14.8°C
2.1° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 10AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
6
1.1
NNW
8
0.8
N
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.1
N
18
0.4
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
1.3
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
131
80
172
238
56
57
33
19
12
12
10
13
13
6
5
7
9
26
26
25
99
36
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
0
N
0
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
10
N
15
N
10
N
0
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:57AM3.38m
11:12PM3.39m
11:32AM3.41m
11:47PM3.35m
12:06PM3.37m
Low Tide
4:45AM0.04m
5:02PM0.09m
5:19AM0.03m
5:37PM0.09m
5:53AM0.08m
6:12PM0.16m
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6:41
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7:43
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5
2
1
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Temp °C
14
14
15
16
16
16
14
14
13
13
16
17
17
15
12
12
12
11
15
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
12
12
14
15
14
17
13
13
12
12
16
16
15
14
12
12
12
10
14
16
15
14
14
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