The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.5° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 12PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (30 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (30 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
7
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
7
0.2
NNW
16
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.8
NW
7
0.2
NNW
7
1.1
NW
6
0.5
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
14
0.5
NNW
14
0.6
NW
14
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
4
5
5
1
25
7
4
0
4
77
12
13
9
118
118
0
21
22
21
22
22
22
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:04AM3.33m
11:19PM3.46m
11:39AM3.36m
11:55PM3.43m
12:16PM3.33m
Low Tide
4:58AM0.03m
5:11PM0.07m
5:31AM0.00m
5:46PM0.08m
6:06AM0.04m
6:22PM0.16m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
8
10
12
15
15
13
12
11
11
12
13
14
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
10
9
Feels °C
3
6
9
11
10
8
7
5
6
7
6
8
5
4
5
7
5
4
6
8
8
6
5
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