
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Glen today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for The Glen at 11PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Glen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | 16 | 51 | 106 | 236 | 371 | 510 | 235 | 477 | 611 | 225 | 186 | 148 | 108 | 81 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:19PM2.74m | 5:55AM2.68m | 6:36PM2.83m | 7:12AM2.78m | 7:46PM3.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39PM0.83m | 12:15PM0.76m | 1:01AM0.72m | 1:29PM0.62m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 19 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | — | 306 | 235 | 280 | 260 | 225 | 186 | 148 | 108 | 81 | 57 | 55 | 51 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 18 | — | — | — | — | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 |
— | 7 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 7 | N 9 | NNW 9 | — | NNW 9 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 |
11 | 16 | 51 | 106 | 236 | 371 | 510 | — | 477 | 611 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 103 | 4 | 6 |
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