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Queens surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Queens today?
The current surf forecast for Queens at 11PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.6m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | |
757 | 699 | 613 | 573 | 1042 | 1977 | 2127 | 2127 | 2620 | 2795 | 2596 | 2243 | 1887 | 1597 | 1278 | 1098 | 996 | 943 | 799 | 700 | 659 | 659 | 462 | 788 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:47AM1.82m | 2:20PM1.72m | 2:31AM1.88m | 3:03PM1.77m | 3:15AM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35PM0.44m | 8:09AM0.27m | 8:19PM0.37m | 8:51AM0.21m | 9:03PM0.34m | 9:34AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — |
 | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 |
 kJ | 757 | 597 | 550 | 573 | 1042 | 1977 | 2127 | 2127 | 2620 | 2795 | 2596 | 2243 | 1887 | 1597 | 1278 | 1098 | 996 | 943 | 799 | 700 | 659 | 659 | 462 | 788 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 15 | S 11 |
| kJ | 718 | 699 | 613 | 506 | 500 | 297 | 375 | 534 | 1875 | 1822 | 1556 | 1370 | 1329 | 1196 | 1028 | 738 | 714 | 628 | 538 | 520 | 3 | 3 | 193 | 185 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 120 | 107 | 295 | 510 | 303 | 439 | 566 | 815 | 589 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 56 | 61 | 64 | 62 | 58 | — | 403 | 338 | 338 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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