The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
12.2°C
0.1° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 5AM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (26 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (26 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the N by Fri morning).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
5
0.7
W
4
0.6
WSW
3
0.3
NNW
5
0.4
NW
4
0.6
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
5
1.1
NW
6
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.3
N
5
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
12
9
6
7
15
47
55
30
89
18
13
8
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
0
E
0
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:18PM2.77m
8:40AM2.74m
9:00PM2.98m
9:19AM2.93m
Low Tide
2:34AM0.70m
2:48PM0.61m
3:14AM0.48m
3:26PM0.41m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:55
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
14
14
14
10
9
9
9
9
9
11
Feels °C
8
8
8
9
11
10
11
13
13
14
6
6
7
7
8
8
10
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