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The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.0° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at The Glen today?
The current surf forecast for The Glen at 7PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 20s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at The Glen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 310 | 209 | 183 | 133 | 294 | 367 | 230 | 189 | 148 | 112 | 107 | 82 | 80 | 58 | 30 | 43 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | on | glass | cross- on | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:12AM 3.55 | 10:35PM 3.59 | 10:54AM 3.56 | 11:17PM 3.60 | 11:38AM 3.48 | 12:01AM 3.51 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:24PM -0.14 | 4:45AM -0.09 | 5:04PM -0.12 | 5:28AM -0.06 | 5:46PM -0.02 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:51 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
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