Queens surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 20 Feb 2026 SAST
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Queens surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Queens sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Queens today?

The current surf forecast for Queens at 9PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (20 Feb)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (20 Feb)6ft (1.8m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.8
SSE
2.3
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
0.6
WNW
0.6
WNW
0.5
WNW
0.6
SW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)12121177778888881313131414141313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)49438329233757439634032026926430647040311411395169178232309382370347336
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
ENE
5
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
0
N
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
0
WNW
5
E
5
WNW
5
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassglassglasscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:16PM
1.76
5:34AM
1.87
5:53PM
1.68
6:12AM
1.79
6:35PM
1.58
6:57AM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:11AM
0.32
11:17PM
0.35
11:47AM
0.38
11:52PM
0.43
12:28PM
0.47
12:33AM
0.55
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:26-------6:28
Sunset--7:34-------7:32-------7:30-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242525242322202022242524221918182021222019181717
Feels °C (?)252425242424222223242627241917171921222221191817
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