Queens 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.91° S 18.38° E

Issued: 7 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Queens sea temperature is

15.6°C

Queens surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Queens today (29 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Queens at 3AM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Oct)	8ft (2.4m)	14s
Afternoon (29 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	13s
Evening (29 Oct)	7ft (2.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the S by Fri afternoon).
	Wed 28			Thursday 29								Friday 30
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	808	1172	2697	2479	2445	2216	2313	1915	1753	1597	1230	505	864	722	422	1301	861	902	887
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	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	4:27PM1.83m				4:58AM1.71m					5:11PM1.72m				5:46AM1.62m				6:03PM1.57m
Low Tide			10:43PM0.29m				10:58AM0.45m					11:27PM0.40m				11:50AM0.56m


	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	17	17	17	17	19	21	21	21	18	17	17	17	18	20	21	20	18	17
Feels °C	14	13	15	15	16	19	19	18	18	15	14	15	15	15	16	16	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 14	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 12
kJ	504	1172	2697	2479	2445	2216	2313	1915	1753	1597	1230	505	864	722	422	1301	861	902	887
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	WSW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	—	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12	SW 12	NW 12	SW 15	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11
kJ	808	689	7	7	7	7	7	—	6	6	6	430	6	116	292	131	149	137	87
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 13	NW 13	—	—	—	NW 13	—	—	—	NW 12	—	NW 12	—	NW 12	WSW 15	NW 12	NW 12	—	W 11
kJ	7	7	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	6	—	6	—	6	275	6	6	—	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 3	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 6	S 6	S 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4
kJ	8	16	28	42	39	33	41	30	32	29	34	47	45	59	45	33	24	24	22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Rocklands Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	De Kelders Overberg	Dumps Cape Town	The Wedge Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Hawston Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	The Wedge Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	2	3	3	1	1	1	3	2
Distance (km)	407	19	0	0	0	0	0	11	24	115	11	8	11	87	345	345	345	115	8
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town		The Hoek	The Hoek	The Hoek	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	Off The Wall	Kamer Van	Olifants Bos		Captains	Captains	Captains						Captains
Rating (10 max)		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	3						4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Captains Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
Header Global	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Blackfellows Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Tahai Chile	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Nine Mile New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	6	4	5	4	7	7	9	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	6

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