
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Queens today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Queens at 1PM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
875 | 1958 | 2208 | 2148 | 2090 | 2185 | 1712 | 2035 | 1272 | 1126 | 2197 | 1214 | 1110 | 875 | 734 | 606 | 512 | 414 | 395 | 389 | 540 | 539 | 345 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:53AM1.72m | 3:03PM1.85m | 3:24AM1.77m | 3:35PM1.89m | 3:56AM1.78m | 4:08PM1.89m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53AM0.32m | 9:16PM0.24m | 9:23AM0.29m | 9:48PM0.21m | 9:55AM0.29m | 10:21PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
505 | 1958 | 2208 | 2148 | 2090 | 2185 | 1712 | 2035 | 1272 | 1126 | 2197 | 1214 | 1110 | 875 | 734 | 606 | 512 | 389 | 395 | 389 | 309 | 274 | 222 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | ESE 7 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
875 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 9 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 8 | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 6 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
— | — | 47 | — | — | 50 | 77 | 106 | 251 | 338 | 109 | 349 | 334 | 448 | 448 | 408 | 403 | 414 | 365 | 365 | 540 | 539 | 345 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 132 | 140 | 63 | 63 | 345 | 345 | 345 | 345 | 345 | 87 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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