The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 04 Feb 2026 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.6°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 7PM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (04 Feb)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (04 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)18s

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

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Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)9918181818171616161616151515151514141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)241366624222120202019181717171716161515141414
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
0
WSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscrosscrosscrosscrossononglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:28PM
3.55
12:49AM
3.34
1:06PM
3.48
1:27AM
3.27
1:43PM
3.34
2:04AM
3.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
-0.02
6:51AM
0.05
7:15PM
0.04
7:28AM
0.15
7:51PM
0.17
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise-------6:35-------6:37-------6:39
Sunset---8:44-------8:43-------8:42----
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151818171413131317181918161514142023242220181615
Feels °C (?)141616151412121217171718171512101720232219171513
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