
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Queens today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Queens at 5AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 8 | WSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | WSW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
606 | 512 | 414 | 395 | 414 | 526 | 587 | 364 | 499 | 220 | 650 | 719 | 596 | 290 | 326 | 569 | 443 | 241 | 440 | 440 | 398 | 342 | 342 | 342 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | glassy | on |
High Tide | 3:56AM1.78m | 4:08PM1.89m | 4:31AM1.75m | 4:44PM1.84m | 5:09AM1.68m | 5:23PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.29m | 10:21PM0.23m | 10:29AM0.33m | 10:58PM0.29m | 11:07AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 20 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 8 | WSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
606 | 512 | 389 | 395 | 389 | 309 | 274 | 222 | 231 | 215 | 264 | 277 | 249 | 290 | 326 | 233 | 161 | 121 | 440 | 440 | 398 | 342 | 342 | 342 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | — | — | — | S 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | WSW 12 | SW 14 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 |
168 | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 243 | 74 | 171 | 109 | 215 | 48 | — | 273 | 326 | 241 | 99 | 64 | 37 | 36 | 23 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | SSE 10 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | — | 121 | 184 | 107 | — | — | 96 | 96 | 159 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | NW 3 |
469 | 426 | 414 | 375 | 414 | 526 | 587 | 364 | 499 | 220 | 650 | 719 | 596 | 261 | 324 | 569 | 443 | — | — | — | 100 | — | — | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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