The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.4° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 3AM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (30 Sep)--
Evening (30 Sep)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
4
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.1
N
16
0.3
NNW
4
0.6
NW
6
0.4
NNW
5
0.1
N
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
4
5
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
5
4
25
7
6
Wind (km/h)
15
N
5
NE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
0
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
00:30AM3.48m
12:52PM3.45m
1:11AM3.35m
1:34PM3.32m
Low Tide
6:40AM-0.01m
7:01PM0.09m
7:20AM0.13m
7:44PM0.25m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
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part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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7:30
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Temp °C
15
13
11
9
8
8
12
12
13
12
10
9
6
5
10
15
16
13
11
Feels °C
11
11
9
6
5
5
11
10
11
11
10
6
2
0
6
11
14
12
9
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