The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

Issued: 11 am 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Glen sea temperature is
13.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (03 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 3PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (03 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.7
N
7
2.4
N
8
2.5
N
9
3
N
9
1.6
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
64
74
97
50
64
139
219
270
724
1159
1437
413
258
343
379
105
86
64
43
26
26
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
N
40
N
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
NW
10
NNW
5
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:53AM2.98m
00:11AM3.16m
12:31PM2.97m
00:48AM3.13m
1:10PM2.93m
1:28AM3.08m
Low Tide
5:59PM0.38m
6:25AM0.37m
6:36PM0.41m
7:03AM0.39m
7:15PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
11
12
10
10
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
12
11
11
12
12
10
11
9
7
6
Feels °C
4
9
10
8
8
9
8
8
8
7
7
5
5
10
10
8
8
10
9
7
9
5
3
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
6
0.1
N
13
2
N
9
1.6
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
Energy kJ
11
11
3
25
28
39
3
656
413
258
167
161
105
86
64
43
26
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
N
19
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.3
NNW
12
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
Energy kJ
3
5
7
13
12
12
11
10
10
9
28
42
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
15
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
9
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
4
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.7
N
7
2.4
N
8
2.5
N
9
3
N
9
1.5
NNW
9
1.7
NNW
8
0.2
SSW
2
Energy kJ
11
64
74
97
50
64
139
219
270
724
1159
1437
343
379
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
99
101
123
4
4
4
15
113
123
127
129
129
177
15
13
4
15
15
4
13
4
4
15
15
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
9
7
9
5
5
8
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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