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Queens surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 20 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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Queens today?
The current surf forecast for Queens at 1PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | |
1099 | 943 | 596 | 470 | 363 | 330 | 99 | 97 | 114 | 111 | 138 | 118 | 136 | 134 | 181 | 314 | 311 | 366 | 443 | 498 | 492 | 456 | 685 | 667 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 5:38AM1.65m | 6:15PM1.65m | 6:34AM1.52m | 7:15PM1.57m | 7:40AM1.40m | 8:24PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54AM0.42m | 00:30AM0.57m | 12:50PM0.54m | 1:42AM0.65m | 1:58PM0.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:49 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 426 | 347 | 217 | 176 | 137 | 110 | 99 | 77 | 46 | 68 | 51 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 140 | 314 | 311 | 75 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 110 | 685 | 667 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 230 | 184 | 180 | 125 | 119 | 82 | 68 | 47 | 114 | 111 | 138 | 47 | 33 | 20 | 30 | 126 | 39 | 366 | 443 | 498 | 492 | 456 | 89 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 28 | 52 | 48 | 66 | 44 | 43 | 97 | 46 | 45 | 12 | 68 | 136 | 134 | 181 | 30 | 121 | 119 | 115 | 115 | 117 | 119 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1099 | 943 | 596 | 470 | 363 | 330 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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