The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
12.3°C
0.0° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 3AM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (25 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
NNW
5
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
1.3
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
23
23
23
23
8
2
1
10
12
9
4
0
8
37
43
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Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
W
25
W
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:27PM2.58m
7:54AM2.55m
8:18PM2.77m
8:40AM2.74m
9:00PM2.98m
Low Tide
1:47AM0.92m
2:04PM0.82m
2:34AM0.70m
2:48PM0.61m
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7:03
7:01
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5:54
5:55
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Temp °C
10
10
9
10
12
13
14
13
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
7
6
5
7
10
10
9
9
6
8
7
10
11
10
11
11
13
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