The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
13.7°C
1.0° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 6AM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (04 Oct)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (04 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.1
NW
16
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
18
0.1
N
17
0.1
NW
16
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.3
NNW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.2
N
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.8
NW
5
0.9
NNW
5
1.7
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
6
6
6
0
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
2
4
2
6
7
1
3
26
40
196
40
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
0
S
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
0
NW
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
5
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:55AM2.68m
4:32PM2.74m
5:16AM2.54m
5:57PM2.69m
6:43AM2.57m
7:16PM2.79m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.81m
10:54PM0.86m
11:27AM0.92m
00:26AM0.85m
12:57PM0.86m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
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6:52
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7:34
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7:35
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7:36
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Temp °C
7
6
6
9
12
12
10
8
7
7
6
10
12
12
11
9
8
8
6
9
12
13
12
9
Feels °C
4
3
3
7
9
9
7
6
4
5
4
8
10
9
8
7
7
7
4
7
9
9
10
8
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