The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 NZDT
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The Glen surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Glen sea temperature is
19.3° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Glen today?

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 9PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (27 Mar)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (27 Mar)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NNE
2.5
N
1.9
N
1.7
N
1.4
N
1.7
NNW
1.5
NNW
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.5
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.7
N
Period(s) (?)10109101010109985557777444412126
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12941175606555377550411604024391611109448201313292830
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
0
W
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
S
0
SW
0
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
ononglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:53PM
2.50
6:34AM
2.66
7:20PM
2.55
7:53AM
2.77
8:30PM
2.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:30AM
0.91
12:06AM
0.96
1:05PM
0.89
1:34AM
0.88
2:19PM
0.71
2:40AM
0.69
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise--------7:35-------7:37-------
Sunset---7:28-------7:25-------7:23----
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
418421----------------1-1
Temp. °C171819191818171718202120191716151719191817171616
Feels °C (?)141517181717161818202021201817161819191816161517
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