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Queens surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 23 May 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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Queens today?
The current surf forecast for Queens at 6PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
480 | 519 | 350 | 821 | 992 | 938 | 792 | 651 | 642 | 642 | 649 | 1537 | 1858 | 2020 | 2633 | 3009 | 3104 | 3060 | 2694 | 2359 | 2231 | 1968 | 1700 | 1458 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:00AM1.32m | 9:41PM1.48m | 10:25AM1.31m | 10:53PM1.50m | 11:37AM1.34m | 11:53PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16PM0.70m | 4:28AM0.67m | 4:33PM0.71m | 5:35AM0.63m | 5:37PM0.69m | 6:28AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 480 | 519 | 123 | 821 | 992 | 938 | 792 | 651 | 642 | 642 | 649 | 1537 | 1858 | 2020 | 2633 | 3009 | 3104 | 3060 | 2694 | 2359 | 2231 | 1968 | 1700 | 1458 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 14 | SW 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 194 | 186 | 350 | 75 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 227 | 230 | 314 | 496 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | S 14 | SW 11 | SE 6 | SSE 5 | W 11 | W 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 94 | 4 | 217 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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