The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 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
18.1° C
(Which is 3.7°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 2AM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (26 Nov)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (26 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.6
N
1.4
N
1.7
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.6
N
1.4
N
1.7
NNW
1.4
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.3
N
1.9
N
1.8
N
1.5
N
1.7
NNW
1.4
NNW
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
N
Period(s) (?)16163677877777677777777755
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5571252633893572752053052031631243273482433022088265471044332
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
15
N
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:58AM
2.78
2:21PM
2.90
2:47AM
2.68
3:11PM
2.81
3:43AM
2.60
4:09PM
2.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:52PM
0.59
8:05AM
0.64
8:38PM
0.68
8:52AM
0.74
9:30PM
0.74
9:48AM
0.83
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise---5:50-------5:50-------5:50----
Sunset-------8:36-------8:37-------8:37
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--131231----1131--411----
Temp. °C161516171717171717171717171818181717171719212120
Feels °C (?)161515141313141516171817141416171718191821212121
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