Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Glen today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Glen at 8AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Glen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 29 | 30 | 50 | 33 | 87 | 56 | 78 | 33 | 20 | 43 | 68 | 111 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 14 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:29PM3.49m | 11:51AM3.56m | 00:12AM3.45m | 12:34PM3.51m | 00:57AM3.32m | 1:21PM3.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39AM-0.07m | 6:03PM-0.02m | 6:21AM0.00m | 6:47PM0.07m | 7:04AM0.14m | 7:34PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 7 | NW 4 | NNW 10 | — | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 41 | 29 | 30 | 7 | 10 | — | 56 | 78 | 20 | 20 | 43 | — | 111 | 71 | 63 | 50 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | N 7 | — | — | NNW 9 | NW 15 | — | — | — | — | N 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 8 | NNW 12 | NW 14 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 22 | 8 | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 15 | NW 16 | NW 15 | — | — | NNW 15 | NW 15 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | — | — | 22 | 9 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | — | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | NW 8 | NW 6 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 50 | 33 | 87 | 216 | — | 33 | 18 | 152 | 68 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 75 | 113 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 6 | 15 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 103 | 101 | 15 | 101 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 210 | 62 | 62 | 101 | 62 | 62 | 123 | 103 | 117 | 62 | 118 |
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