The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.2° C
(Which is 2.6°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 11PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)--
Afternoon (28 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (28 Mar)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
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 (?)
0.7
N
0.9
NNW
0.5
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.4
NNW
0.5
N
0.7
NNW
0.7
N
0.8
N
1.1
NNW
0.7
N
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
Period(s) (?)5557777744455511116561010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)224713109441871718275925242321212599888
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
5
N
5
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
SW
0
NW
5
N
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
5
W
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
S
0
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglassoffglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcrossonglasscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:20PM
2.55
7:53AM
2.77
8:30PM
2.72
8:54AM
2.95
9:23PM
2.92
9:42AM
3.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:05PM
0.89
1:34AM
0.88
2:19PM
0.71
2:40AM
0.69
3:13PM
0.50
3:30AM
0.48
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise------7:37-------7:37-------7:39-
Sunset-7:25-------7:23-------7:22------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------1-133----------
Temp. °C212018171616171819181716161617202018161412111417
Feels °C (?)2021191717171819191714151516172020181612761216
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