
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Glen today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for The Glen at 9PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at The Glen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | N 7 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | N 6 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
88 | 93 | 97 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 64 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:58AM2.26m | 5:41PM2.40m | 6:21AM2.35m | 6:52PM2.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41PM1.19m | 11:16AM1.17m | 00:10AM1.11m | 12:36PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 5 | — | NW 11 | NNW 3 |
88 | 93 | 97 | 102 | 69 | 67 | 40 | 8 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 14 | — | 5 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | N 7 | NNW 16 | NNW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 11 | NW 14 | ENE 3 |
31 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 24 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 14 | — | NW 11 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | NW 6 | SW 2 | WSW 3 | N 5 | NNE 4 | — |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 64 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 582 | 463 | 182 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 15 | 117 | 62 |
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