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Queens surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 27 Apr 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Queens today?
The current surf forecast for Queens at 3PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | S 10 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | |
3415 | 3168 | 1624 | 1006 | 1044 | 834 | 753 | 751 | 780 | 848 | 766 | 848 | 883 | 695 | 819 | 843 | 828 | 819 | 755 | 716 | 594 | 996 | 535 | 762 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 1:09PM1.49m | 1:19AM1.66m | 1:47PM1.56m | 1:54AM1.72m | 2:20PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:05AM0.53m | 7:09PM0.58m | 7:43AM0.45m | 7:46PM0.52m | 8:16AM0.41m | 8:18PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  | | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 11 | WSW 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 10 |
 kJ | — | 3168 | 1624 | 1006 | 908 | 834 | 753 | 751 | 780 | 848 | 766 | 848 | 883 | 695 | 819 | 843 | 828 | 819 | 755 | 716 | 594 | 444 | 535 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 11 | S 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | 1287 | 1201 | 940 | 1044 | 661 | 634 | 458 | 347 | 377 | 322 | 260 | 260 | 305 | 273 | 257 | 240 | 204 | 196 | 147 | 535 | 67 | 413 | 202 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 11 | NW 11 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | SW 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 46 | 46 | 67 | 41 | 77 | 74 | 127 | 187 | 8 | 8 | 100 | 65 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 4 | SE 5 | — | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 3415 | 1282 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 20 | — | 39 | 41 | — | 41 | 55 | 996 | 64 | 762 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 53 | 8 | 0 |
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