The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.8° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 7PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
N
6
0.5
NNW
5
0.8
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
6
0.3
NW
17
0.3
NE
2
0.3
NW
17
0.4
NW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.2
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
15
14
17
7
2
1
23
25
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
25
24
0
2
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
SE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NE
5
E
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
15
N
5
ESE
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:21AM2.35m
6:52PM2.55m
7:22AM2.53m
7:44PM2.76m
8:09AM2.76m
8:25PM2.99m
Low Tide
12:36PM1.05m
1:15AM0.91m
1:33PM0.83m
2:03AM0.66m
2:17PM0.60m
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
14
12
9
8
7
6
7
10
9
8
7
6
6
5
7
10
11
10
8
Feels °C
9
12
10
8
4
4
3
2
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
7
7
8
4
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