The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.2° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 11AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat morning).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
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
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
8
1.3
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
NNW
8
0.8
NNW
8
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
16
0.9
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.6
N
7
1.6
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
95
183
300
234
177
154
94
39
40
27
26
27
36
45
47
47
380
51
74
117
170
233
243
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
30
W
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:04AM2.96m
2:35PM2.90m
3:04AM2.74m
3:43PM2.74m
4:22AM2.58m
5:06PM2.68m
Low Tide
8:13AM0.54m
8:45PM0.69m
9:14AM0.76m
9:59PM0.87m
10:36AM0.89m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
3
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
12
14
14
15
14
11
11
11
11
9
11
11
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
10
7
9
10
8
4
5
7
7
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
8
8
8
9
9
10
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