The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.4° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 9AM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (02 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
5
0.1
N
18
0.3
NNW
5
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NNW
5
1
NW
6
1
NW
6
0.7
NNW
5
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.8
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
7
1.4
NNW
7
2
NNW
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
NNW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
8
6
5
35
0
62
58
21
69
67
30
43
55
147
141
119
238
220
500
161
165
109
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:33AM3.34m
12:56PM3.24m
1:15AM3.17m
1:41PM3.08m
2:04AM2.96m
2:35PM2.90m
Low Tide
6:43AM0.15m
7:03PM0.29m
7:24AM0.33m
7:48PM0.48m
8:13AM0.54m
8:45PM0.69m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
9
8
11
14
15
13
12
12
10
11
13
15
16
14
13
13
13
14
14
16
15
11
11
Feels °C
5
4
7
10
12
10
10
9
8
9
11
12
13
12
11
12
10
10
12
11
9
5
6
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