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The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
16.5° C
 (Which is 2.4°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 10AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (20 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (20 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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

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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.4
NNW
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.7
NW
1.2
NW
0.9
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.5
N
0.4
NNW
0.3
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.5
NE
0.1
N
0.1
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)8888775441212566554412153131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)242222203939866332210243281273345444
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
10
N
10
NE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
0
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
5
S
0
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crossglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscross-
off		offglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:37AM
3.14
10:52PM
3.06
11:11AM
3.18
11:27PM
3.06
11:45AM
3.18
12:01AM
3.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:24AM
0.36
4:46PM
0.38
4:59AM
0.33
5:21PM
0.36
5:34AM
0.34
5:57PM
0.37
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
Sunrise-5:54-------5:54-------5:52------
Sunset-----8:29-------8:30-------8:30--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161619222220161514141820211916151313161817161312
Feels °C (?)161619212119161514131719191816141212161715151312
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