The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
17.6° C
(Which is 2.0°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 5PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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 (?)
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.2
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)998888888148998813810991010914
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1571178610882614329202056711312222224
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
N
10
NE
15
NE
10
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:54AM
3.56
11:17PM
3.60
11:38AM
3.48
12:01AM
3.51
12:25PM
3.31
12:49AM
3.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:04PM
-0.12
5:28AM
-0.06
5:46PM
-0.02
6:13AM
0.07
6:31PM
0.17
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise7:00-------7:01-------7:01-------
Sunset--5:50-------5:47-------5:46-----
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11-410111-----------------
Temp. °C1315161311111110131615131098791211108877
Feels °C (?)131514119787101198643358764533
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