The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
13.2°C
0.6° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 11PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)--
Afternoon (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (26 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 Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Sun night).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
0.5
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
8
1
N
8
0.8
NNW
10
0.6
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
75
14
20
23
42
230
245
140
125
46
46
32
20
20
24
12
11
6
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
NW
30
NW
25
W
30
WSW
15
W
15
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:39PM3.37m
10:00AM3.37m
10:15PM3.48m
10:36AM3.47m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.03m
4:08PM0.06m
4:28AM-0.06m
4:44PM-0.01m
cloud
part cloud
clear
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cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
10
10
11
12
14
13
12
10
6
6
5
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13
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12
8
Feels °C
11
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