The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 29 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
19.3° C
(Which is 2.7°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: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)--
Afternoon (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (29 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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 (?)
0.4
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
N
0.8
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.1
NW
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) (?)444451111115567996967776666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51921142725242313212521884011111111
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
N
10
ENE
5
WNW
15
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:30PM
2.72
8:54AM
2.95
9:23PM
2.92
9:42AM
3.13
10:07PM
3.11
10:23AM
3.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:19PM
0.71
2:40AM
0.69
3:13PM
0.50
3:30AM
0.48
3:56PM
0.30
4:12AM
0.31
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise------7:37-------7:39-------7:39-
Sunset-7:23-------7:22-------7:21------
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C191817161616172020181615131215131311111111111214
Feels °C (?)191716151617182020181713881410989910101112
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