The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 29 Dec 2025 NZDT
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The Glen surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Glen sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at The Glen today?

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 6AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s 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 (29 Dec)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (29 Dec)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (29 Dec)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.6
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
1
N
1.1
N
1.3
N
1.5
N
Period(s) (?)666141313131313131313121212101212111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)63344433334331111812100203195227239327467
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
35
SE
40
ESE
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:11AM
2.76
5:36PM
2.83
6:17AM
2.79
6:44PM
2.83
7:25AM
2.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:51PM
0.60
11:18AM
0.75
11:56PM
0.62
12:30PM
0.75
1:06AM
0.60
1:42PM
0.66
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Sunrise---5:54-------5:54-------5:54----
Sunset-------9:00-------9:00-------9:01
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1----134------1--
Temp. °C151212131819191414141414141414161412121214141518
Feels °C (?)1410911141211566656781211991012131417
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