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The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.5° C
 (Which is 2.7°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: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (10 Jan)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (10 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NNW
1
NW
0.7
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.9
NW
0.9
NNW
1
NNW
1
NNW
1.4
NW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1.1
NW
1.3
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.5
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.3
N
0.9
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
Period(s) (?)565555455666555566677666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)276423148884251696713367556791170198176293176683827
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
NW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NNW
40
NW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		oncross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		onononononononcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:24AM
2.85
3:42PM
2.87
4:12AM
2.69
4:30PM
2.68
5:05AM
2.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:07PM
0.45
9:23AM
0.63
9:52PM
0.63
10:13AM
0.82
10:43PM
0.80
11:10AM
0.98
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-----6:05-------6:05-------6:07--
Sunset-9:00-------9:00-------9:00------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------12---
Temp. °C222319181717212323221817161619222221191917151819
Feels °C (?)222220191717192121201716151517181716151415131615
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