
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Queens today (26 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Queens at 10AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
87 | 328 | 322 | 374 | 337 | 485 | 313 | 359 | 245 | 229 | 167 | 131 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 150 | 145 | 137 | 104 | 104 | 287 | 712 | 1334 | 3543 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:59AM1.78m | 3:08PM1.91m | 3:36AM1.79m | 3:46PM1.90m | 4:15AM1.77m | 4:27PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.32m | 9:25PM0.19m | 9:35AM0.32m | 10:03PM0.22m | 10:14AM0.36m | 10:43PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 |
67 | 328 | 322 | 374 | 337 | 485 | 313 | 359 | 245 | 229 | 167 | 131 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 150 | 145 | 137 | 104 | 104 | 287 | 712 | 822 | 3543 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 17 | NW 13 |
58 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 41 | 38 | 29 | 20 | 92 | 83 | 92 | 83 | 59 | 59 | 40 | 186 | 649 | 1334 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 11 | S 12 | W 12 | NW 12 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 9 | S 8 | W 15 | W 15 | W 21 | WSW 20 | W 9 | NW 13 | NW 13 | — |
87 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 44 | 55 | 40 | 41 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 39 | 40 | 7 | 7 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
113 | 61 | 45 | 30 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 19 | 31 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 11 | 24 | 1217 | 3881 | 24 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 11 | 24 | 38 | 19 |
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