
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Glen today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 2s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for The Glen at 12PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). 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 (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 2s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Glen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 2 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 15 | NW 14 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 17 | NW 16 | SW 3 | SW 3 | N 16 | NNW 4 | N 15 | NNW 5 | N 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:13PM3.50m | 00:30AM3.48m | 12:52PM3.45m | 1:11AM3.35m | 1:34PM3.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03AM-0.08m | 6:22PM-0.00m | 6:40AM-0.01m | 7:01PM0.09m | 7:20AM0.13m | 7:44PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 15 | NW 6 | — | NW 15 | NW 17 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 |
9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | 9 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | N 7 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | — | NW 15 | NW 6 | — | N 6 | — | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | — | NW 16 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 17 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | — | 10 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | NW 7 | — | — | NW 8 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | NW 14 | N 6 | — | NW 17 | — | — | — | N 16 | — | N 15 | N 15 | N 8 |
— | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | — | NNW 2 | N 5 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | NE 2 | NNE 2 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 62 | 62 | 118 | 118 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 120 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 157 | 123 | 62 | 62 |
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