The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 01 Feb 2026 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
19.4° C
(Which is 2.0°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 8AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (01 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (01 Feb)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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

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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.6
NW
0.6
NNW
1
N
0.8
N
0.9
NNW
0.2
N
0.2
N
1.1
N
1.3
N
1.4
NNW
1.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
Period(s) (?)51212111111111012121211445551110567714
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12111110109981111111016154729339962128186293220
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
W
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
SE
5
SSW
5
W
5
W
5
NW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
25
NNW
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:50PM
3.00
10:16AM
3.27
10:42PM
3.17
11:04AM
3.44
11:28PM
3.29
11:48AM
3.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:00AM
0.37
4:33PM
0.25
4:48AM
0.19
5:18PM
0.09
5:32AM
0.07
5:59PM
-0.00
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise---6:31-------6:31-------6:33----
Sunset-------8:46-------8:45-------8:45
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------------6-112
Temp. °C171513131719191815141413171918181717171717151616
Feels °C (?)16141212171717171514141316161517171717141191113
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