The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Glen sea temperature is
14.1°C
1.4° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 12PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Afternoon (05 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (05 Oct)1ft (0.3m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.5
N
4
0.7
N
5
1
NNW
5
0.6
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
4
2
2
2
4
2
4
4
7
3
12
23
48
35
64
28
5
3
8
21
51
16
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
0
NW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:16AM2.54m
5:57PM2.69m
6:43AM2.57m
7:16PM2.79m
7:56AM2.73m
8:21PM2.97m
Low Tide
11:27AM0.92m
00:26AM0.85m
12:57PM0.86m
1:44AM0.69m
2:07PM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:36
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Temp °C
6
6
10
12
12
10
8
8
7
7
9
12
13
11
9
8
8
7
11
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
4
4
8
9
9
7
6
7
5
6
7
9
9
8
8
6
6
4
8
11
12
13
13
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