The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Glen sea temperature is
16.2°C
2.9° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 4PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (24 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (24 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
4
0.6
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.5
NNW
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.9
NW
6
0.7
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
16
22
33
20
8
4
4
4
3
6
14
13
12
7
60
21
53
170
150
108
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
NNW
10
N
0
NNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:11AM3.01m
9:26PM3.17m
9:51AM3.24m
10:07PM3.34m
10:30AM3.41m
Low Tide
3:21PM0.41m
3:43AM0.20m
4:02PM0.21m
4:21AM0.04m
4:41PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
19
21
20
14
11
10
10
16
18
19
18
14
12
12
12
16
18
17
16
14
Feels °C
15
17
19
17
11
8
6
6
13
15
17
17
12
9
9
10
14
13
11
10
9
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