The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
16.4°C
2.9° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 1PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (29 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (29 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
6
1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.7
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.7
SW
4
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
14
0.4
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
46
83
102
67
51
23
23
27
22
22
30
13
15
12
10
10
82
84
21
22
22
1
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
SW
30
W
30
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
15
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
N
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
0
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:34PM3.51m
00:57AM3.32m
1:21PM3.38m
1:47AM3.13m
2:13PM3.20m
Low Tide
6:21AM0.00m
6:47PM0.07m
7:04AM0.14m
7:34PM0.22m
7:52AM0.34m
8:27PM0.42m
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rain showers
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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6:18
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Temp °C
11
11
14
13
16
13
11
10
9
9
11
10
15
13
9
7
6
7
11
11
10
10
9
Feels °C
7
8
10
9
9
5
5
5
3
4
7
6
7
6
2
4
3
4
9
7
7
8
8
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