The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
12.5°C
0.3° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 8PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Evening (01 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NNW
4
0.2
WSW
2
0.1
N
18
0.3
NNW
5
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NNW
5
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.7
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1
N
6
1.5
NNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
4
21
21
0
7
1
6
5
49
0
90
84
24
33
31
45
58
71
159
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
12:16PM3.33m
00:33AM3.34m
12:56PM3.24m
1:15AM3.17m
1:41PM3.08m
Low Tide
6:06AM0.04m
6:22PM0.16m
6:43AM0.15m
7:03PM0.29m
7:24AM0.33m
7:48PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
10
12
13
11
9
10
9
8
11
14
15
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
16
14
13
Feels °C
5
7
7
6
4
5
4
4
7
10
11
11
10
9
10
11
11
13
13
12
11
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