Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Queens today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Queens at 6PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu night, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2391 | 2185 | 1705 | 1561 | 1417 | 1306 | 1092 | 944 | 678 | 386 | 353 | 378 | 649 | 672 | 655 | 573 | 583 | 528 | 501 | 335 | 329 | 485 | 1196 | 1184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:05PM1.72m | 6:23AM1.55m | 6:56PM1.66m | 7:18AM1.45m | 7:51PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:45AM0.37m | 00:24AM0.48m | 12:34PM0.46m | 1:22AM0.55m | 1:27PM0.56m | 2:24AM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — |
 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 2391 | 2185 | 1705 | 1561 | 1417 | 1306 | 1092 | 944 | 678 | 386 | 353 | 378 | 649 | 672 | 655 | 573 | 583 | 528 | 501 | 335 | 329 | 332 | 1196 | 1184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSE 7 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 6 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | 80 | 184 | 141 | 322 | 336 | 359 | 142 | 24 | 46 | 91 | 91 | 90 | 86 | 52 | 215 | 485 | — | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SW 15 | S 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 152 | 98 | 367 | 99 | 82 | 70 | 40 | 49 | 47 | 91 | — | — | — | 137 | 56 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 82 | 64 | 83 | 105 | 143 | 192 | 206 | 110 | 265 | 196 | 158 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 115 | 52 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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