The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
12.6°C
0.3° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 10PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)--
Afternoon (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (10 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
0
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
NNW
20
0.1
N
6
0.4
NW
19
0.4
NW
19
0.4
NW
18
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
N
8
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
17
0.2
NNW
17
0.2
NNW
16
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
4
2
37
1
0
0
0
3
1
4
29
27
26
3
2
2
2
3
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
NW
5
NW
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross
High Tide
9:19PM3.40m
9:43AM3.32m
10:01PM3.52m
10:23AM3.43m
Low Tide
3:33AM0.06m
3:48PM0.07m
4:12AM-0.05m
4:27PM-0.01m
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:09
6:10
6:12
 mm
1
2
2
Temp °C
10
8
7
5
5
4
7
12
14
12
9
8
7
6
10
13
13
11
8
Feels °C
9
5
4
2
2
0
4
8
9
7
4
5
3
1
6
9
9
8
4
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