
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Glen today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for The Glen at 6AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Glen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 11 | NW 16 | N 15 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 20 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 8:41PM2.80m | 9:02AM2.74m | 9:24PM2.96m | 9:43AM2.88m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM0.71m | 3:10PM0.61m | 3:37AM0.55m | 3:50PM0.46m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | NW 15 | NW 15 | N 5 |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | N 15 | — | — | NW 4 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 16 | — | — | — | NW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 101 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 |
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