The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.9°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 3PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (15 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


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Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.7
NW
0.8
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.2
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.9
NNW
1.1
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.7
N
Period(s) (?)1212131212568911118111271476555667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)288393592827382843252513131417209721314171198303
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
WNW
15
NNW
10
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise6:56-------6:56-------6:58-------
Sunset--5:55-------5:53-------5:52-----
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------15
Temp. °C131616151515141213151514121110101316171515151616
Feels °C (?)10131312111096888878671114141212111111
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