The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
12.5° C
0.1° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 2AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (26 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Evening (26 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
15
0.5
NNW
15
0.5
NNW
15
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
14
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
172
125
123
14
21
20
20
6
5
20
18
17
16
6
6
5
5
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
NNE
0
NNE
5
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
10
S
5
S
0
NNW
5
N
0
NNE
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:52PM2.55m
7:20AM2.49m
7:52PM2.65m
8:16AM2.60m
8:41PM2.80m
Low Tide
1:11AM1.00m
1:33PM0.91m
2:08AM0.87m
2:25PM0.77m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
7
6
6
6
6
6
8
7
6
6
6
5
6
9
9
7
6
Feels °C
4
3
3
4
3
4
6
5
4
3
3
2
3
7
6
5
4
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