The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.2° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 11PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
9
1
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
9
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.7
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.6
N
7
1.5
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
162
101
39
40
26
27
28
24
47
52
40
42
66
84
94
131
240
226
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:04AM2.74m
3:43PM2.74m
4:22AM2.58m
5:06PM2.68m
Low Tide
8:45PM0.69m
9:14AM0.76m
9:59PM0.87m
10:36AM0.89m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
11
11
11
11
9
11
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
8
4
6
7
7
6
8
9
9
9
8
10
9
9
9
8
9
9
11
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