
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Glen today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Glen at 1AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at The Glen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 16 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | SW 2 | NNW 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 25 | 38 | 36 | 24 | 133 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:38PM3.55m | 11:04AM3.35m | 11:26PM3.59m | 11:50AM3.34m | 00:11AM3.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53AM0.00m | 5:08PM0.03m | 5:39AM-0.02m | 5:53PM0.05m | 6:23AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | |
5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 16 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | N 5 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 5 |
20 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 33 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 16 | — | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | — | — | NW 5 | NW 15 |
63 | 62 | 63 | 24 | — | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | NW 18 |
— | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 2 |
— | 25 | 38 | 36 | 17 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 4 | 62 | 117 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 15 | 15 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 |
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