The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
15.0°C
2.2° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 2AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (14 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (14 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
0.6
NNW
5
0.7
NNW
5
0.8
NNW
5
1
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.2
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.3
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
N
8
1.4
NNW
8
0.8
N
8
0.6
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
61
47
39
20
23
35
62
104
108
112
120
219
243
160
113
72
219
72
39
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
25
N
35
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
E
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:21AM3.25m
12:39PM3.27m
00:55AM3.10m
1:13PM3.12m
Low Tide
6:26AM0.19m
6:47PM0.28m
7:00AM0.35m
7:23PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:39
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7:44
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7:45
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1
6
4
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1
1
5
Temp °C
18
18
16
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
17
17
15
13
12
13
13
12
12
13
12
10
13
14
12
12
12
9
8
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