The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZST
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
18.9° C
(Which is 2.7°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 1PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)6s
Afternoon (06 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (06 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
1.4
NE
2.3
N
1.8
N
1.7
N
1.6
NNW
1.1
N
1.1
N
0.9
NNW
1.1
NNW
Period(s) (?)66666667767777811109877666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3333132222151513333437544101090565396247111915874
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
0
ENE
5
E
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
N
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffglassglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:11PM
3.09
12:29AM
3.10
12:45PM
2.92
1:05AM
2.93
1:23PM
2.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:04AM
0.31
6:17PM
0.36
6:39AM
0.47
6:52PM
0.55
7:17AM
0.66
7:32PM
0.74
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise--6:46-------6:47-------6:48-----
Sunset-----6:09-------6:08-------6:07--
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------720121------
Temp. °C121215181917151515151718181715151616161818171615
Feels °C (?)101014171815131314141616161614141516161716161615
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