The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
15.8°C
2.1° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 6PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)0.5ft (0.2m)3s
Afternoon (01 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (01 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.6
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
1.2
NNW
5
1
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.4
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
6
1
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
13
81
104
65
35
38
13
80
62
106
98
86
150
45
45
33
32
44
45
82
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
5
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
5
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:12PM3.00m
3:49AM2.71m
4:22PM2.84m
5:05AM2.60m
5:38PM2.77m
Low Tide
8:47AM0.55m
9:29PM0.62m
9:53AM0.75m
10:44PM0.75m
11:11AM0.86m
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6:13
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6:11
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Temp °C
11
13
14
13
12
11
10
10
14
15
16
15
14
14
13
12
15
17
16
15
15
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
11
11
11
11
11
13
12
11
14
15
14
14
15
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