The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.8°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 2AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (13 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.5
NNW
0.9
NW
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.8
NNW
0.3
N
1.3
NNW
1.2
NNW
1
NW
0.3
N
0.6
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
1.3
NW
0.6
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
Period(s) (?)1314125513141414666147131367121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)131612124231332733610093713634555511636292928585728
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise----6:54-------6:54-------6:56---
Sunset------5:59-------5:58-------5:55-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171615141618181615141313141617141312111113151515
Feels °C (?)161513131515141312121010111212101098811131312
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