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The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 21 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
19.0° C
 (Which is 1.9°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 12PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (21 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (21 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.5
N
0.6
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.4
N
0.8
N
1.2
NNW
1.3
NNW
1
NNW
1.2
N
0.8
N
Period(s) (?)77777888887774611141313121271111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)555551120365420171110810103755209432478105332144
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossononcross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on		onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:29PM
3.36
12:48AM
3.19
1:05PM
3.38
1:25AM
3.19
1:42PM
3.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:18AM
0.21
6:43PM
0.16
6:53AM
0.18
7:18PM
0.13
7:30AM
0.20
7:56PM
0.16
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sat
24
Sunrise-6:16-------6:18-------6:20------
Sunset-----8:55-------8:55-------8:54--
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-3--1229626---------21-1
Temp. °C131213151515151515161620212218161616191918181615
Feels °C (?)101011141414141514151620212118151515181615151513
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