The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.4° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 12AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
1
1
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
5
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
NNW
18
0.2
NNW
17
0.2
NNW
17
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
56
38
18
15
9
8
8
7
6
6
1
31
30
28
26
26
25
25
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
0
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
SW
0
NW
5
NE
5
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
SE
5
NE
5
NE
5
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:23PM3.56m
10:46AM3.40m
11:05PM3.61m
11:28AM3.42m
Low Tide
4:36AM-0.05m
4:50PM-0.02m
5:16AM-0.09m
5:30PM-0.02m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
13
12
12
11
10
11
14
16
13
11
10
10
10
12
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
12
14
12
12
10
8
10
13
16
12
10
8
8
7
10
13
13
11
11
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