The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
12.4°C
0.1° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 2AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Afternoon (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
16
0.4
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.2
NNW
15
0.6
W
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
80
87
94
89
21
18
9
8
23
23
23
23
7
2
3
7
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:20PM2.43m
6:54AM2.39m
7:27PM2.58m
7:54AM2.55m
8:18PM2.77m
Low Tide
00:44AM1.10m
1:09PM1.01m
1:47AM0.92m
2:04PM0.82m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
9
8
10
14
15
13
10
11
10
10
13
14
14
12
12
Feels °C
4
3
4
4
6
9
11
9
6
7
7
7
10
9
8
7
7
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