The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
14.5°C
1.7° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 10AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (10 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (10 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
N
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.7
N
6
0.8
N
7
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
7
0.8
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
4
4
5
5
11
39
36
65
72
74
159
136
59
33
20
12
12
12
12
13
17
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
0
SE
0
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NE
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
0
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:20AM3.29m
10:36PM3.37m
10:57AM3.38m
11:12PM3.39m
11:32AM3.41m
Low Tide
4:08AM0.12m
4:25PM0.16m
4:45AM0.04m
5:02PM0.09m
5:19AM0.03m
5:37PM0.09m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:47
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6:43
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7:39
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7:42
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2
2
1
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Temp °C
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
15
13
13
13
12
16
17
17
15
13
Feels °C
12
12
15
15
15
15
14
12
12
13
14
15
15
15
13
12
12
11
15
16
16
15
13
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