Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Queens today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Queens at 6AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1610 | 1474 | 1073 | 1106 | 1008 | 485 | 426 | 432 | 358 | 291 | 382 | 458 | 481 | 629 | 1034 | 1080 | 1013 | 1778 | 1803 | 1514 | 1467 | 1571 | 1051 | 887 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:53AM1.16m | 10:27PM1.21m | 11:59AM1.20m | 00:10AM1.25m | 1:03PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:29AM0.83m | 3:59PM0.91m | 5:24AM0.82m | 6:03PM0.88m | 6:38AM0.74m | 7:07PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 1610 | 1474 | 1073 | 1106 | 1008 | 485 | 426 | 366 | 358 | 274 | 382 | 458 | 481 | 629 | 1034 | 1080 | 1013 | 1778 | 1803 | 1514 | 1467 | 1571 | 1051 | 887 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 372 | 435 | 372 | 366 | 291 | 291 | 218 | 214 | 173 | 27 | 99 | 191 | 577 | 185 | 306 | 234 | 206 | — | 265 | 394 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | 161 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 37 | 49 | 45 | 40 | 41 | 432 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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