Queens 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.91° S 18.38° E

Issued: 1 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Queens sea temperature is

14.2° C

Queens surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Queens today (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Queens at 7AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Evening (29 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s

Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 29								Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1367	1247	1144	1053	1083	1099	1099	1083	976	891	809	809	732	669	609	553	537	581	486	416	367	355	259	250
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	SW	S	S	SE	ENE	E	E	ESE	S	SSE	SE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	S	ESE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off
High Tide		3:10AM1.57m				3:37PM1.64m				3:42AM1.61m				4:06PM1.69m				4:13AM1.63m				4:35PM1.72m
Low Tide				9:20AM0.41m				9:41PM0.49m				9:49AM0.37m				10:11PM0.45m				10:18AM0.36m				10:42PM0.42m


	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	15	17	17	17	17	16	15	15	15	17	18	18	17	17	17	18	19	21	21	21	20
Feels °C	11	10	11	13	15	14	13	15	14	13	13	13	15	16	16	15	15	14	15	16	18	18	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11
kJ	1367	1247	1144	1053	1083	1099	1099	1083	976	891	809	809	732	669	609	553	537	581	486	416	367	355	259	250
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 6	SSE 5	WSW 16
kJ	—	—	90	66	44	18	17	15	15	15	15	13	12	—	31	33	21	17	15	27	26	14	11	146
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 19	W 19	SW 18	WSW 18	WSW 18	SW 16	SSE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	13	30	60	68	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	—	—	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—	—	—	—	SE 8	SE 8	—	—
kJ	122	93	206	151	—	—	51	64	56	61	65	60	49	18	106	85	—	—	—	—	78	71	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	7	6	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	6

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