The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
19.5° C
(Which is 2.9°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 10PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)--
Afternoon (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (30 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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 (?)
0.9
NNW
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.3
N
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.1
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.4
ENE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
0.1
N
0.1
W
0.1
NW
0.1
NW
Period(s) (?)1056771099777466615151515--61414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16020252289901110111000400000
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
E
5
W
15
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
10
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
N
10
N
5
N
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:23PM
2.92
9:42AM
3.13
10:07PM
3.11
10:23AM
3.26
10:45PM
3.25
11:00AM
3.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:13PM
0.50
3:30AM
0.48
3:56PM
0.30
4:12AM
0.31
4:33PM
0.16
4:49AM
0.19
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise------7:39-------7:39-------7:41-
Sunset-7:22-------7:21-------7:19------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C20191615131215141412101110912141513111111111417
Feels °C (?)20201713881412119798711121312109991315
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