Queens surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 SAST
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Queens surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Queens sea temperature is
16.7° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Queens today?

The current surf forecast for Queens at 11PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)--
Afternoon (21 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (21 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
9
8
8
8
8
9
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212131415161616161515141414131313131212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)409240424390594980501026910821109239763895775015508446135442993225317931445995677680494411325
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
S
10
S
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:16PM
1.60
6:35AM
1.55
7:17PM
1.49
7:45AM
1.39
8:40PM
1.41
9:24AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:22AM
0.60
12:54PM
0.59
1:36AM
0.72
2:12PM
0.71
3:24AM
0.78
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----7:13-------7:13-------7:15--
Sunset6:15-------6:15-------6:14-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171716161515151717161313131316192020201919192324
Feels °C (?)121312121098101111910111014161617171616162021
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