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The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 NZDT
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 1.3°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 6AM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (27 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (27 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.3
NNW
0.6
NE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.6
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
Period(s) (?)65555314146131313131313133412125666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16874464413333333673321695545
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
E
5
SE
5
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
10
S
5
SSE
5
NW
5
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
0
N
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffglassglassglasscross-
off		glasscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscrosscrosscross-
on		ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:34AM
2.84
5:01PM
2.79
5:42AM
2.75
6:15PM
2.69
6:59AM
2.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:12PM
0.55
10:41AM
0.72
11:16PM
0.70
11:56AM
0.83
12:34AM
0.78
1:22PM
0.81
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise---6:24-------6:26-------6:26----
Sunset-------8:52-------8:51-------8:50
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1---111-----------------
Temp. °C161515151515151514131212161919181515141318212322
Feels °C (?)161515151514151513121111161817171616141216182121
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