The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 02 Jun 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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Glen today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 5PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (02 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (02 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
10
1.5
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1
N
8
0.9
N
10
0.6
N
8
0.4
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.7
NNW
4
1.4
NNW
6
1
N
6
1.4
NNW
7
1
N
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.3
N
7
1.2
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
480
380
281
210
138
171
40
30
16
9
14
10
9
10
4
4
21
110
76
163
91
310
177
156
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
0
E
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
5
S
0
W
5
NNW
0
E
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
0
W
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:53AM2.98m
11:12PM3.11m
11:30AM2.95m
11:50PM3.08m
12:09PM2.89m
00:29AM3.02m
Low Tide
5:00PM0.42m
5:25AM0.45m
5:37PM0.45m
6:04AM0.49m
6:16PM0.51m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:41
7:43
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:05
5:05
5:04
4
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
14
14
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
16
14
12
10
8
10
14
13
12
10
9
9
9
10
12
13
13
15
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
10
1.5
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1
N
8
0.9
N
10
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
N
7
0.3
N
9
0.3
N
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.2
N
7
0.3
NNW
4
0.5
N
4
0.9
N
6
1
N
6
1
N
7
1
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.2
N
7
Energy kJ
480
380
281
210
138
171
40
25
15
9
14
10
9
10
4
3
10
48
76
85
91
135
177
156
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.4
NNE
10
0.4
N
10
0.3
N
10
0.2
N
9
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
4
34
30
16
7
3
3
3
3
1
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
SSW
3
0.1
NW
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
13
14
14
1
6
3
2
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.7
NNW
4
1.4
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
Energy kJ
2
2
21
110
163
310
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
91
24
117
0
4
4
0
4
4
101
113
101
101
99
101
101
113
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - Tasman Bay
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
4
5
5
7
5
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