Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Queens today (09 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Queens at 11AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 23 | SW 22 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3478 | 3592 | 3455 | 3560 | 3609 | 3073 | 2599 | 1970 | 1798 | 1647 | 792 | 815 | 913 | 1045 | 1122 | 2507 | 2059 | 1712 | 1220 | 761 | 550 | 939 | 1414 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:52PM1.45m | 1:12AM1.56m | 1:49PM1.60m | 2:07AM1.66m | 2:36PM1.73m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:36AM0.56m | 7:03PM0.59m | 7:36AM0.45m | 8:01PM0.46m | 8:24AM0.35m | 8:50PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 3478 | 3592 | 2597 | — | — | 3073 | 2599 | 1970 | 1798 | 1647 | 792 | 627 | 415 | 849 | 1122 | 2507 | 2059 | 1712 | 1220 | 761 | 550 | 313 | 228 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 27 | WSW 10 | SSE 8 | WSW 24 | WSW 23 | SW 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 94 | 390 | 268 | 130 | 66 | 66 | 14 | 20 | 130 | 381 | 939 | 1414 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | W 27 | SW 26 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 572 | 229 | — | — | — | 14 | 27 | 20 | 40 | 40 | 278 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 6 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | — | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | 212 | 3455 | 3560 | 3609 | 298 | 315 | 264 | — | — | 599 | 815 | 913 | 1045 | 987 | 298 | 269 | 277 | 301 | 345 | 133 | 212 | 555 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 0 | 140 | 326 | 385 | 596 | 939 | 1035 | 425 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 176 | 140 | 140 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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