Queens surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 23 Feb 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
16.0° C
(Which is 3.8°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Queens today?

The current surf forecast for Queens at 12PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (23 Feb)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (23 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
2
SW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121414131313131312121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3473363304143193093092455815775604944184053242362322321901211161949131340
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
5
S
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
S
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassoncross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:57AM
1.67
7:27PM
1.45
7:55AM
1.52
8:41PM
1.33
9:22AM
1.40
10:38PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:17PM
0.59
1:26AM
0.68
2:28PM
0.72
2:50AM
0.81
4:18PM
0.78
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise-6:28-------6:28-------6:30------
Sunset----7:30-------7:29-------7:28---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C181820212221202019192022212120201919202120191818
Feels °C (?)191921212221222220192021202119191818192019201918
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