The Glen Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.18° S 173.37° E

The Glen 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Glen sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.7° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for The Glen at 11AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 03). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.7
N
6
1.1
N
5
1
N
6
1.1
NNW
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.6
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
5
0.5
N
4
0.7
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
33
25
31
65
64
85
35
25
18
17
16
25
26
26
18
16
10
10
5
9
3
3
7
9
25
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
WNW
5
NW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
5
N
0
WNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
WNW
5
WSW
0
W
0
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:05AM2.60m
5:38PM2.77m
6:22AM2.62m
6:50PM2.80m
7:30AM2.74m
7:52PM2.89m
Low Tide
11:11AM0.86m
00:04AM0.76m
12:32PM0.83m
1:16AM0.66m
1:41PM0.72m
2:13AM0.52m
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Temp °C
13
13
15
17
16
15
15
14
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15
15
15
16
14
14
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18
18
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15
Feels °C
12
13
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15
15
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14
15
15
15
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15
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13
15
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15
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