The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
19.0° C
(Which is 2.0°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 8AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)1212121212117777777666666611111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)26111111111015152425169877773312222
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
10
S
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
5
E
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:39PM
2.44
8:16AM
2.57
8:41PM
2.53
9:11AM
2.71
9:33PM
2.66
9:58AM
2.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:56AM
0.96
2:34PM
0.96
2:54AM
0.85
3:27PM
0.82
3:43AM
0.70
4:12PM
0.65
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise---6:09-------6:11-------6:11----
Sunset-------9:00-------8:59-------8:59
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
12986109----1-----11------
Temp. °C131414141416181816151515161718171615141414161716
Feels °C (?)131413121315181715151515161818171715131313141513
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