The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.2° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 11PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
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)
0.4
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
1
NW
5
0.6
NNW
5
1.1
NW
6
0.7
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
7
1.6
N
8
2.1
NNW
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
0
13
56
15
67
20
28
55
57
147
85
98
225
308
559
195
137
108
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
NW
35
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:15AM3.17m
1:41PM3.08m
2:04AM2.96m
2:35PM2.90m
Low Tide
7:03PM0.29m
7:24AM0.33m
7:48PM0.48m
8:13AM0.54m
8:45PM0.69m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
15
13
12
11
10
10
13
15
16
14
13
12
13
14
15
16
14
11
11
Feels °C
11
10
10
8
8
8
11
13
13
12
11
11
10
8
12
11
8
4
6
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