The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
16.9°C
3.5° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 9AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (27 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
N
6
2
N
7
2
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.3
NNW
10
0.3
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
6
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
8
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
435
546
354
223
196
140
63
41
28
22
20
34
103
107
75
78
57
49
91
103
26
22
23
Wind (km/h)
35
NNW
40
NNW
25
NNW
10
WSW
15
W
20
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
30
NW
15
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:47PM3.46m
11:10AM3.53m
11:29PM3.49m
11:51AM3.56m
00:12AM3.45m
12:34PM3.51m
Low Tide
5:00AM-0.05m
5:21PM-0.02m
5:39AM-0.07m
6:03PM-0.02m
6:21AM0.00m
6:47PM0.07m
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
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1
3
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Temp °C
15
16
16
17
18
16
16
12
9
8
8
13
15
15
15
12
11
12
12
14
14
15
12
11
Feels °C
9
9
12
17
14
11
12
7
5
4
4
8
10
8
11
5
5
8
8
10
9
7
4
4
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