Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Glen today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Glen at 9PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at The Glen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 5 | NNW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 805 | 562 | 820 | 262 | 177 | 109 | 65 | 46 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 56 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:10PM3.32m | 10:30AM3.24m | 10:44PM3.42m | 11:04AM3.33m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24AM0.13m | 4:36PM0.13m | 4:58AM0.03m | 5:11PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 349 | 262 | 177 | 109 | 65 | 46 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 13 | — | — | — | N 20 | N 20 | NW 19 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 22 | NW 13 | — | N 21 | N 12 | — | — | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 18 | NW 17 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | — | 8 | 3 | — | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 9 | — | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | W 3 | NW 7 | — | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | 805 | 562 | 820 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 42 | — | 56 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 123 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 62 | 4 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 103 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 62 |
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