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Queens surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 18 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Queens today?
The current surf forecast for Queens at 2AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | |
929 | 796 | 646 | 662 | 795 | 969 | 781 | 1058 | 443 | 611 | 1176 | 495 | 1156 | 987 | 668 | 470 | 449 | 411 | 289 | 96 | 114 | 111 | 138 | 118 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 4:33PM1.77m | 4:47AM1.77m | 5:22PM1.72m | 5:38AM1.65m | 6:15PM1.65m | 6:34AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.40m | 11:04AM0.32m | 11:30PM0.47m | 11:54AM0.42m | 00:30AM0.57m | 12:50PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSE 10 | WSW 12 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 929 | 796 | 640 | 649 | 669 | 536 | 458 | 516 | 414 | 346 | 574 | 260 | 435 | 368 | 251 | 153 | 113 | 113 | 107 | 75 | 57 | 37 | 138 | 118 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 13 | SSE 14 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | S 20 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 32 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 414 | 20 | 4 | 330 | 8 | 230 | 184 | 180 | 125 | 121 | 82 | 68 | 47 | 114 | 111 | 37 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | SW 17 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SE 8 | SW 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 11 | 70 | 49 | 66 | 65 | 45 | 96 | 46 | 47 | 15 | 68 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 392 | 569 | 646 | 662 | 795 | 969 | 781 | 1058 | 443 | 611 | 1176 | 495 | 1156 | 987 | 668 | 470 | 449 | 411 | 289 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 14 |
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