The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 05 Feb 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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.8°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 4PM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (05 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (05 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
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 (?)
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.8
NW
1.2
NW
1.4
NW
0.8
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)16161616151515151514141414131313135665131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2020201918171717171616151514141414299211828141313
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
N
10
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscrosscrosscrosscrossononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:06PM
3.48
1:27AM
3.27
1:43PM
3.34
2:04AM
3.15
2:19PM
3.15
2:40AM
2.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:15PM
0.04
7:28AM
0.15
7:51PM
0.17
8:05AM
0.31
8:27PM
0.34
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise-------6:37-------6:39-------6:39
Sunset---8:43-------8:42-------8:40----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171819181615141420232322191717172124252419161515
Feels °C (?)171617171714121017202122181516161921212117141212
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