The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
12.1° C
0.4° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 11AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (30 Jul)6ft (1.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
5
1
N
6
1.1
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
1.1
N
6
1.4
N
6
1.9
N
7
1.4
N
7
1.8
NNW
7
1.2
N
7
1.1
N
8
0.9
N
8
1
NNW
8
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
14
0.4
NNW
14
0.6
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
62
80
39
75
144
335
212
344
159
149
92
110
104
81
79
78
44
32
19
18
17
5
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
15
W
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SW
0
NW
10
NNE
5
WNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:20AM3.00m
10:38PM3.22m
10:56AM3.09m
11:12PM3.30m
11:31AM3.15m
Low Tide
4:15AM0.40m
4:26PM0.34m
4:51AM0.28m
5:02PM0.26m
5:26AM0.20m
5:36PM0.22m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
6
2
1
Temp °C
8
8
10
11
13
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
7
5
5
9
10
7
6
Feels °C
6
6
8
9
8
7
7
9
7
5
5
5
3
2
4
4
4
1
1
6
7
4
3
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