Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Queens today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Queens at 1PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Fri morning, light winds from the SE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 713 | 713 | 713 | 726 | 946 | 796 | 864 | 736 | 712 | 700 | 448 | 407 | 978 | 1423 | 1527 | 1591 | 1474 | 1367 | 1110 | 1030 | 904 | 822 | 702 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:19AM1.25m | 7:33PM1.24m | 8:50AM1.17m | 9:28PM1.15m | 11:21AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11PM0.85m | 2:06AM0.84m | 3:12PM0.95m | 4:29AM0.87m | 5:44PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 713 | 713 | 713 | 726 | 946 | 796 | 864 | 736 | 712 | 700 | 448 | 407 | 978 | 1423 | 1527 | 1591 | 1474 | 1367 | 1110 | 1030 | 904 | 822 | 702 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 15 | 12 | 49 | 31 | 91 | 127 | — | 301 | 350 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 162 | 139 | 245 | 322 | 437 | 312 | 211 | 147 | 120 | 138 | 116 | 122 | 271 | 332 | 229 | 150 | 118 | 118 | 91 | 88 | 179 | 279 | 145 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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