The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
12.4°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 (23 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 12AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)--
Afternoon (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (23 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
8
1.5
N
9
1.4
N
9
1.2
N
9
1
N
9
0.9
NNW
9
0.8
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
16
0.4
NNW
15
0.4
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
77
77
158
319
547
332
304
235
162
131
94
89
95
91
17
18
26
8
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
30
NW
40
NW
35
NW
15
W
25
SW
30
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:37AM2.31m
6:20PM2.43m
6:54AM2.39m
7:27PM2.58m
Low Tide
11:21PM1.17m
11:55AM1.12m
00:44AM1.10m
1:09PM1.01m
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
3
2
Temp °C
14
13
12
13
13
13
12
13
12
10
10
10
9
7
9
14
15
13
11
Feels °C
10
10
8
7
5
6
8
7
5
3
3
3
4
3
5
9
10
9
8
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