The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.8° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 8PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (15 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 4°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
7
1
N
6
0.8
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.3
NNW
14
0.3
NNW
15
0.3
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
N
3
0.2
NNE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
57
37
71
62
35
23
41
42
41
20
19
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ESE
0
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
WSW
10
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
1:13PM3.12m
1:31AM2.92m
1:50PM2.94m
2:10AM2.73m
2:32PM2.75m
Low Tide
7:23PM0.45m
7:37AM0.53m
8:02PM0.65m
8:17AM0.74m
8:47PM0.85m
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
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6:37
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6:35
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7:45
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7:46
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5
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Temp °C
14
16
15
13
9
8
8
7
9
12
13
12
8
6
4
5
9
12
12
10
8
Feels °C
11
12
11
12
6
5
5
4
7
9
9
9
4
3
0
2
6
8
8
7
6
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