The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
15.8°C
2.1° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 10PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)--
Afternoon (31 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
0.2
NNW
15
0.5
N
4
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
5
0.5
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.4
NW
6
0.9
NW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
0.9
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.2
N
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
22
7
2
1
1
1
10
69
104
69
129
36
41
66
49
72
106
106
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:43AM2.91m
3:12PM3.00m
3:49AM2.71m
4:22PM2.84m
Low Tide
8:27PM0.42m
8:47AM0.55m
9:29PM0.62m
9:53AM0.75m
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Temp °C
11
11
9
8
8
8
11
13
14
13
12
11
11
10
14
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
7
8
7
6
6
7
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
11
12
11
11
13
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