The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

Issued: 5 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
13.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (06 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 12AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)--
Afternoon (06 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Mon afternoon).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
NNW
14
1.3
SE
5
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
8
0.6
N
11
0.8
NNE
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
86
63
44
30
20
38
0
1
5
82
118
133
103
99
69
49
33
10
4
5
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
SE
40
SE
40
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:28AM3.08m
1:54PM2.89m
2:12AM3.01m
2:41PM2.84m
3:01AM2.92m
Low Tide
7:15PM0.47m
7:43AM0.43m
7:57PM0.55m
8:27AM0.49m
8:45PM0.64m
9:17AM0.56m
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:52
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
5:10
5:10
 mm
1
1
4
9
9
5
5
11
4
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
9
10
10
10
11
12
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
9
9
9
10
11
Feels °C
11
10
7
7
6
4
4
3
5
6
6
6
8
8
9
9
7
6
8
5
5
5
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NW
14
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.4
NW
16
0.6
N
11
0.8
NNE
9
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
E
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
Energy kJ
142
86
63
44
30
46
11
69
65
66
82
118
133
103
99
69
49
33
10
4
1
2
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.2
NNW
12
0.4
NW
13
0.4
N
8
0.3
NNW
14
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
N
7
0.2
N
8
0.3
NW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
16
0.1
NW
16
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NW
15
0.1
E
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
10
10
9
15
44
20
38
7
1
5
41
25
25
24
10
2
1
9
1
5
5
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
11
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
N
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
5
3
5
3
1
10
9
9
8
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
1
SE
4
1.3
SE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SW
2
Energy kJ
1
12
32
68
57
61
35
24
21
16
19
9
6
8
7
8
4
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
5
5
1
1
1
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
4
4
113
113
4
138
146
113
0
4
4
0
0
4
8
97
97
96
91
91
91
91
Best forecast wave conditions in Nelson - Tasman Bay
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
6
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our The Glen surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest