
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Queens today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Queens at 9PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2376 | 3728 | 5278 | 4932 | 4298 | 3903 | 3619 | 3293 | 3455 | 3289 | 3501 | 2929 | 2502 | 1888 | 1613 | 1624 | 1384 | 1437 | 1405 | 993 | 1138 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:34AM1.33m | 00:01AM1.47m | 12:52PM1.45m | 1:12AM1.56m | 1:49PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:45PM0.70m | 6:36AM0.56m | 7:03PM0.59m | 7:36AM0.45m | 8:01PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 10 |
2376 | 3728 | 5278 | 4932 | 4298 | 3903 | 3619 | 3293 | 3455 | — | — | 2929 | 2502 | 1888 | 1613 | 1363 | 1384 | 6 | 247 | 746 | 882 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 347 | 242 | 1138 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 390 | 229 | 130 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 181 | — | 3289 | 3501 | — | — | 234 | 1447 | 1624 | 1167 | 1437 | 1405 | 993 | 184 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 23 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 140 | 328 | 345 | 1872 | 1419 | 939 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 141 | 140 | 11 | 0 |
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