The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 29 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
18.8° C
(Which is 1.4°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 12AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)--
Afternoon (30 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Evening (30 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NW
0.9
NNW
0.5
N
0.3
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
E
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.9
NW
0.6
NNW
0.5
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)6654161151115111111131315145551212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12648134520242233344471912111110109
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
W
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
0
E
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
5
W
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
0
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:35PM
2.70
8:15AM
2.87
8:49PM
2.82
9:21AM
3.07
9:50PM
3.00
10:16AM
3.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:55AM
0.72
2:38PM
0.67
3:03AM
0.56
3:41PM
0.45
4:00AM
0.37
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:30-------6:31--
Sunset-8:50-------8:49-------8:47------
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222218161514171919181514141317192121181514131719
Feels °C (?)202116151513171818171514131216172020161313121717
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