The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.5°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 5AM is: 0.2m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (09 Apr)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.2
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
NNE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)766161616151515161615151514141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)552716204543446970827970696734323335361614141414
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
0
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
0
NE
0
ENE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
SSW
5
NNW
0
N
0
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:46AM
2.74
2:09PM
2.54
2:39AM
2.57
3:11PM
2.38
3:48AM
2.45
4:30PM
2.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:32PM
0.74
8:01AM
0.86
8:19PM
0.93
8:58AM
1.03
9:23PM
1.08
10:16AM
1.11
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise----6:48-------6:50-------6:52---
Sunset-------6:05-------6:04-------6:01
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161514141619191815131212151819161312121116191917
Feels °C (?)1715141416191819131091014171815111010915181917
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