The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 26 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
19.3° C
(Which is 2.7°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 12AM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.9m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (27 Mar)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (27 Mar)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
N
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.1
N
1.7
N
1.4
N
1.6
NNW
1.4
NNW
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.8
NNW
0.7
N
0.7
NNW
0.7
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)111212121111101091010101099585554777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)418100610121568162713161050772702557377471343604033642425116444
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
W
5
NE
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SSW
0
SSW
5
SW
0
W
5
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglassonglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:28PM
2.63
5:07AM
2.69
5:53PM
2.50
6:34AM
2.66
7:20PM
2.55
7:53AM
2.77
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:35PM
0.86
11:30AM
0.91
12:06AM
0.96
1:05PM
0.89
1:34AM
0.88
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise------7:35-------7:35-------7:37-
Sunset-7:29-------7:28-------7:25------
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1010954529521-------------
Temp. °C151515151616171819191818171617202019181716161719
Feels °C (?)131213121414141417181718171618211920191817171819
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Nelson - Tasman Bay

  1. Novelty surf! Waist to shoulder-high soft waves at high tide on Thursday. Cloudy and rainy and just 15 degrees but Golden Bay is a few degrees warmer.

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