The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 08 Mar 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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.7°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 10PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)--
Afternoon (08 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (08 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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 (?)
1.3
NW
0.8
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)655541111119101010101010101615121211141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1083220739992888222255332444
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
0
W
5
NE
15
E
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:01AM
3.08
2:16PM
2.95
2:36AM
2.89
2:53PM
2.73
3:17AM
2.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:49PM
0.32
8:07AM
0.46
8:23PM
0.53
8:45AM
0.68
9:02PM
0.76
9:29AM
0.91
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Sunrise------7:15-------7:16-------7:16-
Sunset-7:59-------7:58-------7:55------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----------1-------------
Temp. °C21201716151416181513121211111316181712101091417
Feels °C (?)2120171515141718121099881114151597871315
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