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Queens surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 25 Apr 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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Queens today?
The current surf forecast for Queens at 11AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
174 | 202 | 172 | 163 | 160 | 182 | 157 | 154 | 120 | 221 | 412 | 414 | 385 | 419 | 688 | 2097 | 1900 | 1733 | 815 | 1332 | 973 | 1010 | 890 | 992 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 11:10AM1.32m | 11:41PM1.49m | 12:20PM1.40m | 00:36AM1.59m | 1:09PM1.49m | 1:19AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07AM0.72m | 5:23PM0.72m | 6:16AM0.62m | 6:24PM0.65m | 7:05AM0.53m | 7:09PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:08 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 8 | NW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 174 | 202 | 172 | 163 | 160 | 182 | 157 | 154 | 120 | 221 | 76 | 76 | 54 | 95 | 213 | 6 | 1900 | 1733 | 815 | 1332 | 973 | 1010 | 890 | 992 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 4 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 5 | SW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SW 13 | W 12 | NW 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 29 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 41 | 26 | 38 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 183 | 3 | 6 | 736 | 740 | 730 | 905 | 674 | 622 | 458 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | SW 16 | S 16 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | S 14 | — | — | NW 12 | WSW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 21 | 41 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | — | — | 6 | 545 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 6 | 26 | 412 | 414 | 385 | 419 | 688 | 2097 | 518 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 13 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 461 | 605 | 346 | 1054 | 1235 | 1300 | 140 | 1578 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
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