The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 24 Mar 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
18.8° 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 9AM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (24 Mar)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.4
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
1
N
1.3
NNE
1.7
N
2.2
N
Period(s) (?)1414141344555555161546151413129111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44434323216138845426171529481573927471379
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
NNE
10
NNE
0
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:02AM
3.32
2:25PM
3.14
2:52AM
3.10
3:19PM
2.87
3:51AM
2.87
4:28PM
2.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:11AM
0.26
8:32PM
0.36
9:02AM
0.50
9:25PM
0.63
10:06AM
0.75
10:35PM
0.86
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise--7:31-------7:33-------7:33-----
Sunset-----7:32-------7:30-------7:29--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
-------------------246129
Temp. °C141316181917171615141620191816151415151515151515
Feels °C (?)131115171817181715141620191814131314141514131312
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