Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Queens today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Queens at 10AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 783 | 1722 | 1726 | 1674 | 1442 | 1507 | 1068 | 887 | 1236 | 1119 | 859 | 724 | 821 | 370 | 581 | 899 | 2082 | 2032 | 2110 | 2171 | 2095 | 1697 | 1465 | 1235 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:10AM1.25m | 1:03PM1.31m | 1:08AM1.34m | 1:42PM1.42m | 1:47AM1.44m | 2:13PM1.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38AM0.74m | 7:07PM0.78m | 7:23AM0.64m | 7:47PM0.67m | 7:57AM0.54m | 8:19PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 783 | 1722 | 1726 | 1674 | 1442 | 1507 | 1068 | 887 | 1236 | 1119 | 859 | 724 | 821 | 370 | 377 | 899 | 2082 | 2032 | 2110 | 2171 | 2095 | 1697 | 1465 | 1235 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 494 | 202 | 57 | 47 | 170 | — | 297 | 256 | — | — | 45 | 70 | 168 | 304 | 581 | 328 | 157 | 116 | 85 | 103 | — | 146 | 140 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SW 15 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 239 | 280 | 297 | 242 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 15 | 16 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 54 | 59 | 83 | 123 | 138 | 215 | 274 | 295 | 444 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 407 | 407 | 15 | 0 |
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