
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Queens today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Queens at 5AM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
680 | 1027 | 1474 | 2457 | 2250 | 1811 | 1597 | 1846 | 1321 | 1134 | 934 | 967 | 816 | 710 | 610 | 498 | 393 | 632 | 1236 | 1647 | 1388 | 3272 | 3001 | 2688 | |
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 | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:41AM1.72m | 2:58PM1.86m | 3:17AM1.77m | 3:33PM1.89m | 3:51AM1.77m | 4:05PM1.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:48AM0.30m | 9:14PM0.25m | 9:22AM0.26m | 9:48PM0.24m | 9:53AM0.27m | 10:19PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 |
680 | 658 | 1474 | 2457 | 2250 | 1811 | 1597 | 1846 | 1321 | 1134 | 934 | 967 | 816 | 710 | 509 | 407 | 393 | 632 | 1236 | 1647 | 1067 | 3272 | 3001 | 2688 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | — | S 8 | SW 17 | — | — | — |
346 | 1027 | 546 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 139 | 153 | — | — | — | 34 | 104 | 248 | 193 | — | 86 | 1388 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | S 4 | — | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
24 | 16 | 10 | — | — | — | 9 | — | 127 | 258 | 302 | 299 | 360 | 487 | 610 | 498 | 353 | 316 | 273 | 198 | 296 | 471 | 502 | 408 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 63 | 63 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 950 | 15 | 0 |
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