
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Glen today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for The Glen at 12PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at The Glen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 14 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | N 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 43 | 64 | 104 | 89 | 80 | 130 | 247 | 249 | 164 | 116 | 76 | 41 | 106 | 52 | 25 | 25 | 41 | 21 | 41 | 19 | 19 | 10 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 12:39PM3.27m | 00:55AM3.10m | 1:13PM3.12m | 1:31AM2.92m | 1:50PM2.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM0.19m | 6:47PM0.28m | 7:00AM0.35m | 7:23PM0.45m | 7:37AM0.53m | 8:02PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 8 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | — | — | NW 14 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 |
10 | 10 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 249 | 164 | 116 | 76 | 41 | 106 | 52 | 25 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | NW 13 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NNW 5 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | NNW 14 | ENE 5 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 41 | 21 | 41 | 19 | 19 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 18 | — | — | NNW 16 | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | NW 8 | N 10 | SW 3 | — | — | NW 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 25 | — | — | 17 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NNW 7 | SE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 |
24 | 43 | 64 | 104 | 89 | 80 | 130 | 247 | — | — | — | — | 163 | 282 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 117 | 129 | 129 | 130 | 123 | 123 | 130 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 117 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 91 | 4 | 157 | 15 | 113 |
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