The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.2° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 6PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (01 Oct)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
16
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
5
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.6
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
6
0.3
N
4
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
4
0.4
E
4
0.4
SE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
2
4
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
0
14
12
7
5
1
4
4
2
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
E
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
off
High Tide
1:34PM3.32m
1:57AM3.15m
2:22PM3.13m
2:49AM2.91m
3:20PM2.92m
Low Tide
7:20AM0.13m
7:44PM0.25m
8:04AM0.34m
8:33PM0.47m
8:56AM0.58m
9:34PM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:58
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7:31
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Temp °C
10
14
16
14
10
9
9
8
12
17
19
17
12
12
11
12
11
10
10
10
8
Feels °C
7
11
14
12
6
5
6
4
8
14
16
14
8
9
8
10
10
7
6
8
5
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