The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
13.1°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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 8PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (28 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (28 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
N
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
N
6
0.3
SW
3
0.1
N
6
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
15
0.3
N
3
0.2
N
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
12
12
8
5
5
10
9
5
5
2
4
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNE
5
SE
10
S
10
S
5
S
0
ESE
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:36AM3.47m
11:52PM3.52m
12:13PM3.50m
00:30AM3.48m
12:52PM3.45m
Low Tide
5:44PM-0.01m
6:03AM-0.08m
6:22PM-0.00m
6:40AM-0.01m
7:01PM0.09m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:03
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7:28
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7:29
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Temp °C
11
14
14
12
9
8
7
6
11
15
14
12
10
9
8
8
12
13
13
12
10
Feels °C
6
7
8
6
4
3
3
2
8
12
10
10
8
7
5
6
11
11
10
10
8
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