The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
12.0° C
0.4° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 11AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
N
6
1.7
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.3
N
10
1.2
N
10
1.1
N
10
1
N
10
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.7
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.6
N
9
0.5
N
9
0.5
N
8
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
439
320
327
307
260
220
183
139
106
79
56
53
38
35
35
21
21
11
10
10
4
4
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
20
NNE
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
N
10
ENE
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
WNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:55AM2.68m
6:36PM2.83m
7:12AM2.78m
7:46PM3.01m
8:18AM2.95m
8:46PM3.23m
Low Tide
12:15PM0.76m
1:01AM0.72m
1:29PM0.62m
2:09AM0.50m
2:30PM0.41m
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
12
13
11
Temp °C
10
11
10
12
13
11
10
9
9
8
10
13
14
10
9
9
8
8
9
12
12
10
9
Feels °C
6
8
7
11
12
10
8
7
6
5
7
10
11
7
7
7
6
5
7
11
10
8
7
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