The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.6° C
(Which is 2.0°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 7AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
1
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 (?)
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
1.1
N
0.8
NNE
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)99999988588888888881313799
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)215264235194157117109161333142282020111355133122
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscrossglasscrosscrossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:35PM
3.59
10:54AM
3.56
11:17PM
3.60
11:38AM
3.48
12:01AM
3.51
12:25PM
3.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:45AM
-0.09
5:04PM
-0.12
5:28AM
-0.06
5:46PM
-0.02
6:13AM
0.07
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise----7:00-------7:01-------7:01---
Sunset------5:50-------5:47-------5:46-
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
2---1113125------13211---
Temp. °C141413121314151312111091114141311109910121412
Feels °C (?)131412111214141111986812108654457119
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