The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
16.3°C
3.0° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 4PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
!
3
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
4
0.3
N
4
0.2
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.4
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
7
2.1
N
8
3
NNW
9
1.6
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.1
N
8
0.9
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
3
4
14
13
12
7
7
75
71
170
145
104
130
299
551
1266
356
239
169
113
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NW
35
NNW
30
NNW
15
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:51AM3.24m
10:07PM3.34m
10:30AM3.41m
10:47PM3.46m
11:10AM3.53m
Low Tide
4:02PM0.21m
4:21AM0.04m
4:41PM0.06m
5:00AM-0.05m
5:21PM-0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
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6:24
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6:20
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7:57
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7:59
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8:00
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1
3
2
1
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Temp °C
15
18
20
18
14
13
12
12
17
18
17
16
14
15
16
16
16
16
13
12
11
Feels °C
12
15
18
17
11
10
9
9
15
13
11
10
9
10
10
11
14
14
11
11
9
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