The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.0° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 6AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
15
0.1
NW
15
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
3
0.1
N
15
0.6
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
0.9
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.5
N
7
1.3
N
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
1.3
NNW
8
1
N
7
1.3
NNW
6
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.6
NNW
5
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
0
0
1
1
4
14
14
40
116
210
183
121
106
86
209
109
120
80
60
44
32
31
57
19
Wind (km/h)
0
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
10
N
10
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
High Tide
7:56PM3.09m
8:25AM3.05m
8:54PM3.28m
9:22AM3.18m
9:48PM3.44m
10:15AM3.29m
Low Tide
2:16AM0.44m
2:39PM0.34m
3:13AM0.26m
3:32PM0.19m
4:05AM0.10m
4:22PM0.08m
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:48
7:48
7:48
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5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
8
Temp °C
7
8
8
8
8
10
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
12
13
12
13
11
11
10
11
13
14
12
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
6
8
8
8
7
10
10
9
9
11
10
9
11
10
10
9
10
12
12
10
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