Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Queens today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Queens at 10AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 756 | 694 | 963 | 1214 | 1015 | 1424 | 7451 | 9408 | 8690 | 7424 | 5529 | 4757 | 4119 | 3709 | 3186 | 2679 | 2376 | 2005 | 1249 | 1521 | 1703 | 1801 | 1771 | 1665 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:55AM1.20m | 11:15PM1.32m | 12:19PM1.24m | 00:26AM1.34m | 1:18PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45AM0.76m | 4:51PM0.84m | 6:00AM0.73m | 6:13PM0.82m | 6:58AM0.67m | 7:14PM0.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 756 | 694 | 963 | 1214 | 1015 | 1424 | 7451 | 9408 | 8690 | 7424 | 5529 | 4757 | 4119 | 3709 | 3186 | 2679 | 2376 | 2005 | 1249 | 1521 | 1703 | 1801 | 1771 | 1665 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 23 | NNW 5 | SW 19 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 12 | SE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 258 | 242 | 187 | 20 | 51 | 834 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1366 | 5 | 5 | 929 | 312 | 288 | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 237 | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 46 | 85 | 98 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 29 | 24 | 34 | 25 | 31 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 31 | 178 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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