The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
15.6°C
2.9° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 10AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
1.1
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
5
1.1
NW
6
0.8
NNW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1.3
N
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.3
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.2
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
1.1
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
NNW
7
0.8
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
9
26
26
61
112
39
83
31
81
114
130
126
146
205
211
135
76
61
131
127
136
68
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
35
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
E
10
N
20
N
10
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:06PM3.37m
00:21AM3.25m
12:39PM3.27m
00:55AM3.10m
1:13PM3.12m
Low Tide
5:53AM0.08m
6:12PM0.16m
6:26AM0.19m
6:47PM0.28m
7:00AM0.35m
7:23PM0.45m
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
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6:41
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6:39
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6:39
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7:44
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7:45
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1
1
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2
6
15
1
2
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1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
16
18
19
18
15
14
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
12
9
Feels °C
12
11
15
17
18
18
14
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
11
10
12
12
14
12
9
10
5
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