Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Queens today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Queens at 10PM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 18s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 19 | SW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2238 | 2293 | 2037 | 1809 | 1985 | 2379 | 3378 | 2929 | 2379 | 2007 | 2136 | 1828 | 1567 | 1412 | 1337 | 1337 | 1257 | 1090 | 947 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:18PM1.83m | 3:36AM1.77m | 3:58PM1.88m | 4:15AM1.77m | 4:35PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33PM0.28m | 9:45AM0.24m | 10:13PM0.26m | 10:21AM0.25m | 10:50PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 19 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 2238 | 2293 | 2037 | 1809 | 1611 | 2379 | 3378 | 2929 | 2379 | 2007 | 2136 | 1828 | 1567 | 1412 | 1337 | 1337 | 1257 | 1090 | 947 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 10 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SE 11 | NNW 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 39 | 8 | 558 | 1418 | 1985 | 1070 | 202 | 15 | 98 | 73 | 54 | 39 | 41 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 10 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 |
| kJ | 65 | — | 65 | 54 | 90 | 90 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 162 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 37 | 291 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 27 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 35 | 23 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 14 |
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