
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Queens today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Queens at 8PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the SE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1583 | 1462 | 1897 | 1760 | 1866 | 1731 | 1398 | 1269 | 1193 | 1007 | 808 | 851 | 615 | 878 | 1876 | 3142 | 3882 | 4348 | 5466 | 6910 | 6172 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:18PM1.32m | 1:19AM1.39m | 2:01PM1.41m | 2:01AM1.46m | 2:36PM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14PM0.76m | 7:42AM0.60m | 8:00PM0.69m | 8:18AM0.53m | 8:36PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
1583 | 1462 | 1897 | 1760 | 1866 | 1731 | 1398 | 1269 | 1193 | 1007 | 808 | 851 | 615 | 878 | 1876 | 3142 | 3882 | 4348 | 5466 | 4826 | 3856 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | — | — | — | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 20 | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — |
447 | 402 | 40 | — | — | — | 103 | 258 | 283 | 412 | 440 | 357 | 509 | 412 | 158 | 186 | — | 1172 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 35 | 4 | 179 | 278 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | S 5 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
— | — | — | 6 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | 16 | 29 | 31 | — | — | 76 | 494 | 366 | 6910 | 6172 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 236 | 179 | 179 | 939 | 15 |
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