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Queens surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 19 May 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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.1°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: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | WSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | |
732 | 870 | 1556 | 592 | 606 | 644 | 611 | 1242 | 1055 | 952 | 671 | 490 | 140 | 390 | 289 | 96 | 114 | 111 | 138 | 118 | 136 | 134 | 181 | 314 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:47AM1.77m | 5:22PM1.72m | 5:38AM1.65m | 6:15PM1.65m | 6:34AM1.52m | 7:15PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:04AM0.32m | 11:30PM0.47m | 11:54AM0.42m | 00:30AM0.57m | 12:50PM0.54m | 1:42AM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:49 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
 kJ | 624 | 536 | 737 | 414 | 414 | 346 | 330 | 540 | 443 | 301 | 234 | 181 | 140 | 133 | 105 | 75 | 72 | 68 | 52 | 118 | 116 | 114 | 110 | 128 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 13 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SW 10 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 458 | 17 | 21 | 4 | — | 233 | 230 | 184 | 180 | 125 | 119 | 82 | 68 | 47 | 114 | 111 | 138 | 37 | 35 | 24 | 181 | 314 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 11 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 30 | 82 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 66 | 74 | 96 | 46 | 39 | 11 | 68 | 136 | 134 | 22 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 732 | 870 | 1556 | 592 | 606 | 644 | 611 | 1242 | 1055 | 952 | 671 | 490 | — | 390 | 289 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 4 |
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