Queens surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Queens today?

The current surf forecast for Queens at 11AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun night, light winds from the SSE by Mon night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.6
W
9
1.7
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
2
SSW
10
3
SW
10
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2.1
S
11
2
S
11
2.1
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
174
202
172
163
160
182
157
154
120
221
412
414
385
419
688
2097
1900
1733
815
1332
973
1010
890
992
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
15
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
35
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:10AM1.32m
11:41PM1.49m
12:20PM1.40m
00:36AM1.59m
1:09PM1.49m
1:19AM1.66m
Low Tide
5:07AM0.72m
5:23PM0.72m
6:16AM0.62m
6:24PM0.65m
7:05AM0.53m
7:09PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:16
7:16
7:16
7:18
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6:12
6:10
6:09
6:08
4
6
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
16
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
14
14
12
13
13
11
7
9
8
8
8
9
9
10
11
10
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
1.3
W
8
0.1
NW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
12
2.1
S
10
2.1
S
11
2
S
11
2.1
S
11
Energy kJ
174
202
172
163
160
182
157
154
120
221
76
76
54
95
213
6
1900
1733
815
1332
973
1010
890
992
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
WSW
4
0.1
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.7
WSW
5
0.3
SW
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.7
SW
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
NW
12
1.8
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.4
SW
11
Energy kJ
29
16
15
15
8
3
11
41
26
38
19
18
17
16
183
3
6
736
740
730
905
674
622
458
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
14
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.1
NW
13
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.2
S
16
0.3
SW
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.2
S
14
0.1
NW
12
1.4
WSW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
11
0.1
SW
17
0.1
SW
16
0.1
NW
11
Energy kJ
4
7
7
7
7
5
1
21
41
20
6
6
6
6
15
6
545
5
5
11
11
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.8
W
5
0.5
NNW
3
0.9
NNW
4
1.6
W
9
1.7
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
2
SSW
10
3
SW
10
1.7
S
10
Energy kJ
2
12
13
6
3
14
27
6
26
412
414
385
419
688
2097
518
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
4
2
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
4
13
31
14
14
13
4
13
13
31
14
14
461
605
346
1054
1235
1300
140
1578
15
0
1
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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