The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.7° 

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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 8AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (09 Sep)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (09 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.1
N
20
0.9
NW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.1
N
17
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
N
4
0.2
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
12
5
5
5
10
7
42
12
8
9
6
8
7
4
2
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SE
15
SE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:38PM2.99m
8:09AM2.94m
8:33PM3.22m
9:00AM3.15m
Low Tide
2:00AM0.49m
2:19PM0.43m
2:51AM0.25m
3:06PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:09
 mm
2
3
Temp °C
9
7
7
7
10
11
12
11
9
8
8
9
10
12
10
7
6
Feels °C
7
4
4
5
8
8
9
9
6
5
5
7
8
10
8
3
3
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