The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 NZST
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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 2.5°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 6AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.4
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.6
N
1.3
NNE
1.3
N
1.1
N
0.8
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
NNE
0.4
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)8899988776616161615151516161515151413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60572830740824020811656261620454344697477797369383432
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SE
0
SSE
5
WNW
5
N
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
0
SW
0
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
0
S
0
WNW
5
NE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
offglassglasscross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:05AM
2.93
1:23PM
2.73
1:46AM
2.74
2:09PM
2.54
2:39AM
2.57
3:11PM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:52PM
0.55
7:17AM
0.66
7:32PM
0.74
8:01AM
0.86
8:19PM
0.93
8:58AM
1.03
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise----6:48-------6:48-------6:50---
Sunset-------6:07-------6:05-------6:04
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1817104-------------------
Temp. °C151414141517181716151415161819171614131315181916
Feels °C (?)141314141618181816151416171818181612111215181815
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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