The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 16 Mar 2026 NZDT
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The Glen surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Glen sea temperature is
19.4° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Glen today?

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 8PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (16 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Evening (16 Mar)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.6
NW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)131312121212121212121919181818181818455171719
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3333333333777666661497667
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
NW
15
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
0
SSW
10
N
10
N
5
N
0
NW
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
5
NW
0
SE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoncross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:02AM
2.80
9:27PM
2.80
9:45AM
3.05
10:08PM
3.05
10:24AM
3.29
10:46PM
3.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:22PM
0.63
3:37AM
0.55
4:02PM
0.36
4:16AM
0.31
4:40PM
0.12
4:54AM
0.11
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise--------7:24-------7:24-------
Sunset---7:45-------7:44-------7:43----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C162020171413131216191817151413121618201919161413
Feels °C (?)141817161312121116181617161412111517191918151211
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