Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at The Glen today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for The Glen at 11AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at The Glen. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | N 7 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 6 | NNW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 34 | 67 | 116 | 162 | 246 | 259 | 151 | 104 | 63 | 46 | 28 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 62 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:02AM2.97m | 1:22PM2.92m | 1:41AM2.74m | 2:05PM2.70m | 2:28AM2.51m | 3:00PM2.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08AM0.51m | 7:31PM0.66m | 7:48AM0.75m | 8:16PM0.89m | 8:37AM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 16 | NW 16 | — | — | NW 16 | — | NW 17 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 16 | NW 16 | NNW 15 | NNW 15 | NNW 16 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 17 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | — | — | 38 | — | 11 | 151 | 104 | 63 | 46 | 28 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 24 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 11 | 29 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | NW 17 | NNW 17 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 74 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 24 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNE 7 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 33 | 34 | 67 | 116 | 162 | 246 | 259 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 113 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 93 | 93 | 15 | 62 | 62 | 113 | 62 | 15 | 15 |
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