Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Queens today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Queens at 1AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | WSW 14 | SW 9 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 681 | 704 | 722 | 936 | 2313 | 2340 | 2135 | 2001 | 1735 | 1510 | 1316 | 1106 | 1302 | 1208 | 1019 | 908 | 821 | 582 | 627 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:05PM1.82m | 4:21AM1.72m | 4:35PM1.83m | 4:53AM1.70m | 5:08PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15PM0.29m | 10:21AM0.30m | 10:47PM0.29m | 10:52AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 659 | 680 | 695 | 660 | 2313 | 2340 | 2135 | 2001 | 1735 | 1510 | 1316 | 1106 | 1302 | 1208 | 1019 | 908 | 821 | 582 | 627 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 61 | 704 | 722 | 936 | 23 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 373 | 226 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | — | 39 | 37 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 352 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 681 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 39 | 45 | 81 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 326 | 11 | 3 | 63 | 63 | 0 | 63 | 345 | 346 | 63 | 47 | 47 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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