The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
13.4°C
0.9° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 5AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Afternoon (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
1
1
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)
0.4
NNW
16
0.4
NNW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
15
0.7
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
5
0.6
N
3
0.4
NNE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
102
0
1
1
24
23
26
15
14
14
15
26
15
12
8
4
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
ENE
10
SSE
5
S
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:58AM2.26m
5:41PM2.40m
6:21AM2.35m
6:52PM2.55m
Low Tide
10:41PM1.19m
11:16AM1.17m
00:10AM1.11m
12:36PM1.05m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
8
7
10
14
16
15
11
10
9
9
10
11
13
13
9
Feels °C
6
7
6
4
6
11
13
11
8
7
7
8
8
10
9
9
4
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