Queensberry Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

Queensberry Bay in East London is an exposed point break that has reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the northwest. Light onshore winds ruin the qulaity Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the southeast. Sometimes crowded. Take care of rocks and sharks.

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Overall Queensberry Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Queensberry Bay:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Glen Eden	0 mi
Second closest break	Cintsa East	1 mi
Third closest break	Cintsa West	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Yellow sands Point	1 mi
Fifth closest break	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)	1 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Queensberry Bay:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	4476 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5369 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5401 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Buoy	5772 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	5927 mi
Tide stations nearest to Queensberry Bay:
Closest tide station	Durban, South Africa	268 mi
Second closest tide station	Heard Island, Antarctica	2626 mi
Third closest tide station	Mawson, Antarctica	2781 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Davis, Antarctica	3150 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia	3415 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Queensberry Bay:
Closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	150 mi
Second closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	280 mi
Third closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	280 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	280 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	280 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Queensberry Bay:
Closest city location	East London (South Africa)	17 mi
Second closest city location	Butterworth (South Africa)	35 mi
Third closest city location	Stutterheim (South Africa)	45 mi
Fourth closest city location	Bisho (South Africa)	48 mi
Fifth closest city location	Alice (South Africa)	75 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Queensberry Bay is East London Airport (ELS) in South Africa, 35 km (22 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Queensberry Bay is Bisho Airport (VIY), also in South Africa, 79 km (49 miles) away.
• Third is Umtata Airport (UTT) in South Africa, 153 km (95 miles) away.
• Queenstown Airport (UTW) in South Africa is 155 km (96 miles) away.
• Port Elizabeth Airport (PLZ), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Queensberry Bay and is 265 km (165 miles) away.