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The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 23 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.7° C
 (Which is 1.5°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 4AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (23 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (23 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
2
2
0
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNW
0.2
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
1.1
N
1.7
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.1
N
1
N
1.2
N
0.9
NNW
1
N
0.8
NNW
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.4
NNW
0.5
N
0.5
NNW
Period(s) (?)5121111131212121188101012131313121211111176
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10116481841381341272973101072302184302863392291321019385382423
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
W
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
W
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
N
10
ENE
5
SW
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SE
5
W
5
N
0
W
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglasscrosscross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglasscross-
on		glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:25AM
3.19
1:42PM
3.35
2:05AM
3.15
2:22PM
3.26
2:48AM
3.07
3:07PM
3.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:30AM
0.20
7:56PM
0.16
8:09AM
0.28
8:35PM
0.25
8:51AM
0.40
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise---6:20-------6:20-------6:22----
Sunset-------8:54-------8:53-------8:52
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
------11-2461----------1
Temp. °C181716161920191816141312131616171515141416181817
Feels °C (?)18181715171615151512119121415161414131316171816
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