Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Glen today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Glen at 11AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Glen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 31 | 50 | 34 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 108 | 235 | 368 | 256 | 168 | 100 | 63 | 44 | 29 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 00:26AM3.18m | 12:45PM3.12m | 1:02AM2.97m | 1:22PM2.92m | 1:41AM2.74m | 2:05PM2.70m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:32AM0.29m | 6:52PM0.43m | 7:08AM0.51m | 7:31PM0.66m | 7:48AM0.75m | 8:16PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 256 | 168 | 100 | 63 | 44 | 29 | 18 | 10 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 4 | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 17 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 24 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 30 | 31 | 50 | 34 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 108 | 235 | 368 | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 103 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 15 | 113 | 113 | 101 | 101 | 117 | 117 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 62 | 119 | 62 | 62 |
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