The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Glen sea temperature is
16.8°C
3.5° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 8AM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (26 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.5
NW
5
0.8
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.9
NNW
7
2.1
N
8
3
NNW
9
1.5
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
NNW
8
0.8
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
7
0.3
NNW
10
0.8
NW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
7
14
31
66
164
145
101
155
352
593
1178
313
245
173
151
80
43
27
20
51
45
71
37
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NW
40
NNW
35
NNW
10
N
20
E
10
ESE
10
N
10
N
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:07PM3.34m
10:30AM3.41m
10:47PM3.46m
11:10AM3.53m
11:29PM3.49m
11:51AM3.56m
Low Tide
4:21AM0.04m
4:41PM0.06m
5:00AM-0.05m
5:21PM-0.02m
5:39AM-0.07m
6:03PM-0.02m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
13
12
13
17
17
17
16
15
15
16
16
16
11
11
12
12
11
9
8
13
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
10
9
11
14
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
15
7
9
9
9
10
6
5
9
10
8
6
6
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