The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
12.6° C
0.1° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 12PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.7
NW
4
0.6
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.9
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
N
7
1.8
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
7
1.1
N
8
1.4
NNW
8
0.9
N
8
0.9
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.9
NNW
15
0.9
NNW
15
0.8
NNW
15
0.7
NNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
20
14
15
68
43
212
311
362
216
178
133
245
94
97
86
305
318
249
193
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
10
W
10
NW
10
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:05AM2.60m
4:41PM2.56m
5:06AM2.47m
5:46PM2.51m
6:15AM2.43m
6:52PM2.55m
Low Tide
10:16AM0.87m
10:51PM1.01m
11:21AM0.98m
00:03AM1.06m
12:30PM0.99m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:41
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
8
11
12
11
10
10
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
10
9
9
8
10
12
9
7
Feels °C
5
5
6
9
10
8
8
7
8
7
9
10
9
7
8
7
6
5
2
4
8
5
5
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