The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.4° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 11PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
1
1
1
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)
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.9
NNW
5
1.4
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.7
N
7
1.3
N
7
1
N
7
1
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
50
24
23
33
43
123
144
254
181
106
120
81
58
29
25
24
24
24
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
20
SW
5
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:02AM2.97m
1:22PM2.92m
1:41AM2.74m
2:05PM2.70m
Low Tide
6:52PM0.43m
7:08AM0.51m
7:31PM0.66m
7:48AM0.75m
8:16PM0.89m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
1
1
5
2
3
1
Temp °C
15
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
11
8
8
8
10
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
11
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
5
5
6
8
11
12
9
10
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