
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Queens today (05 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Queens at 10AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1326 | 1092 | 903 | 799 | 718 | 634 | 1349 | 1264 | 1306 | 1556 | 1809 | 3103 | 6303 | 7363 | 9900 | 8880 | 7909 | 6629 | 5825 | 5557 | 5450 | 5359 | 5212 | 3404 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:31AM1.42m | 00:10AM1.40m | 12:34PM1.56m | 1:04AM1.52m | 1:20PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12AM0.72m | 6:04PM0.65m | 6:21AM0.61m | 7:00PM0.51m | 7:10AM0.50m | 7:42PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
1326 | 1092 | 903 | 799 | 718 | 634 | 1349 | 1264 | 1306 | 691 | 1809 | 3083 | 6303 | 7363 | 9900 | 8880 | 7909 | 6629 | 5825 | 5557 | 5450 | 5359 | 5212 | 3404 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SW 16 | SW 12 | — | — | SW 15 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 |
6 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 173 | 417 | 18 | 12 | 386 | 93 | — | — | 3377 | 1717 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1922 | 1204 | 1635 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 18 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 13 | — | 21 | 18 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WSW 13 | WSW 8 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | — | SSE 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 1556 | 1457 | 3103 | 2116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | 48 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 385 | 890 | 1003 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 38 | 0 | 0 |
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