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The Glen surf break

The Glen surfForecast / Nelson – Tasman Bay / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.6° C
 (Which is 2.6°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 8PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (14 Jan)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (14 Jan)1ft (0.3m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.1
N
Period(s) (?)13131313121212666677777666612121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31313028261111162727202325252314131212111111102
Wind
(km/h)
0
SW
0
WNW
5
ESE
5
SE
5
S
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
10
SW
0
SSE
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassglasscross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		glassglassoffoffoffglasscross-
off		crossglasscross-
on		cross-
off		offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:12AM
2.49
7:39PM
2.44
8:16AM
2.57
8:41PM
2.53
9:11AM
2.71
9:33PM
2.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:30PM
1.06
1:56AM
0.96
2:34PM
0.96
2:54AM
0.85
3:27PM
0.82
3:43AM
0.70
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-------6:09-------6:11-------6:11
Sunset---9:00-------9:00-------8:59----
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
22678181920131----12113131--
Temp. °C121313141414141415171818161515151616171716151413
Feels °C (?)121413141413131314171918161515151615191716141312
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