
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Queens today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Queens at 3PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1850 | 1539 | 1518 | 821 | 963 | 1124 | 1122 | 3125 | 2187 | 1751 | 876 | 644 | 541 | 947 | 1414 | 1850 | 1922 | 2184 | 2223 | 2019 | 2238 | 2437 | 2013 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:49PM1.60m | 2:07AM1.66m | 2:36PM1.73m | 2:54AM1.73m | 3:18PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM0.45m | 8:01PM0.46m | 8:24AM0.35m | 8:50PM0.36m | 9:06AM0.27m | 9:33PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 |
1850 | 1539 | 6 | 568 | 368 | 746 | 1122 | 2468 | 2187 | 1751 | 876 | 644 | 541 | 335 | 1414 | 1850 | 1922 | 2184 | 2223 | 2019 | 2238 | 2437 | 2013 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 24 | WSW 23 | SSW 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | SW 22 |
— | — | 6 | 104 | 390 | 268 | 101 | 76 | 66 | 45 | 20 | 40 | 381 | 947 | 251 | 207 | 165 | 110 | 247 | 106 | 64 | 8 | 563 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | — | — | — | W 27 | SW 26 | SW 25 | WSW 10 | — | — | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSE 8 | S 10 | — | S 10 |
— | — | — | — | 115 | 229 | — | — | — | 14 | 27 | 162 | 20 | — | — | 211 | 169 | 137 | 108 | 44 | 18 | — | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 9 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 7 |
— | — | 1518 | 821 | 963 | 1124 | 1060 | 3125 | 306 | 392 | 187 | 197 | 213 | 351 | 280 | 505 | 454 | 354 | — | 168 | 37 | 46 | 75 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 15 | 176 | 140 | 140 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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