The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
14.8°C
1.9° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 3AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
NW
12
—
0.1
NW
13
0.1
W
13
—
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
S
0
W
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
15
NE
15
NE
5
NE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
2:10AM2.73m
2:32PM2.75m
2:56AM2.53m
3:25PM2.57m
3:57AM2.37m
4:33PM2.45m
Low Tide
8:17AM0.74m
8:47PM0.85m
9:05AM0.93m
9:44PM1.02m
10:08AM1.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:35
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6:33
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6:33
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7:47
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7:49
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7:50
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Temp °C
6
5
5
10
12
12
10
8
7
7
7
11
14
14
13
10
10
10
9
14
17
17
14
12
Feels °C
3
2
2
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
9
12
11
12
9
8
8
7
13
14
15
14
11
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