The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

Issued: 11 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
13.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 8PM is: 2.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (04 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Evening (04 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
6
1.7
N
6
2
N
7
2.2
N
8
2.5
N
9
3
N
9
2
N
10
1.5
N
9
1.2
N
9
1
N
8
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
NNW
14
1.4
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
5
0.6
N
9
1.1
NNE
9
1.1
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
240
418
609
934
1343
715
367
219
142
117
89
63
44
34
11
36
0
0
56
216
199
129
90
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
N
35
NNE
25
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
15
S
20
S
25
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
on
on
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:31PM2.97m
00:48AM3.13m
1:10PM2.93m
1:28AM3.08m
1:54PM2.89m
2:12AM3.01m
Low Tide
6:25AM0.37m
6:36PM0.41m
7:03AM0.39m
7:15PM0.47m
7:43AM0.43m
7:57PM0.55m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
5:10
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
8
1
3
3
7
1
5
11
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
13
10
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
11
10
10
12
12
Feels °C
7
7
6
7
7
8
11
9
9
10
11
8
6
6
4
3
2
3
4
5
7
6
7
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
N
10
1.5
N
9
1.2
N
9
1
N
8
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NW
13
0.3
NNW
14
0.4
NW
17
0.4
NW
16
0.6
N
9
1.1
NNE
9
1.1
N
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
N
8
Energy kJ
715
367
219
142
117
89
63
44
29
46
36
73
67
56
216
199
129
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
12
0.2
NNW
12
0.3
NNW
13
0.3
N
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SW
6
0.5
NE
6
0.3
NW
16
0.3
NW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
Energy kJ
13
12
12
11
10
10
6
14
34
11
6
1
15
41
40
24
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
15
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
N
8
0.4
NW
16
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
9
4
5
66
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
N
6
1.7
N
6
2
N
7
2.2
N
8
2.5
N
9
3
N
9
0.4
ESE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.8
SE
4
1.1
SE
4
1.4
ESE
5
1.5
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
Energy kJ
118
240
418
609
934
1343
3
9
20
37
95
119
25
2
1
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
5
1
6
5
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
123
123
129
141
149
24
0
4
4
4
6
0
4
4
4
113
4
113
113
4
0
8
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - Tasman Bay
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
5
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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