
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Glen today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Glen at 10AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Glen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 61 | 112 | 39 | 83 | 31 | 81 | 114 | 130 | 126 | 146 | 205 | 211 | 135 | 76 | 61 | 131 | 127 | 136 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:06PM3.37m | 00:21AM3.25m | 12:39PM3.27m | 00:55AM3.10m | 1:13PM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53AM0.08m | 6:12PM0.16m | 6:26AM0.19m | 6:47PM0.28m | 7:00AM0.35m | 7:23PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | N 7 |
6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 39 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | 76 | 61 | 50 | 127 | — | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 17 | NW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | NW 18 | N 9 | NW 4 | NNW 16 | — | NNW 15 |
8 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 24 | — | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | — | — | — |
11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SSW 2 |
— | — | — | 9 | 61 | 112 | — | 83 | 31 | 81 | 114 | 130 | 126 | 146 | 205 | 211 | — | — | — | 131 | 405 | 136 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 97 | 4 | 103 | 117 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 99 | 101 | 103 | 21 | 13 | 4 | 117 | 106 | 4 | 4 |
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