Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Queens today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Queens at 2PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 292 | 382 | 451 | 437 | 574 | 963 | 991 | 783 | 1722 | 1726 | 1674 | 1442 | 1507 | 1068 | 887 | 1125 | 1119 | 1012 | 866 | 711 | 370 | 390 | 757 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:59AM1.20m | 00:10AM1.25m | 1:03PM1.31m | 1:08AM1.34m | 1:42PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24AM0.82m | 6:03PM0.88m | 6:38AM0.74m | 7:07PM0.78m | 7:23AM0.64m | 7:47PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 292 | 382 | 451 | 437 | 574 | 963 | 991 | 783 | 1722 | 1726 | 1674 | 1442 | 1507 | 1068 | 887 | 1125 | 1119 | 1012 | 866 | 711 | 370 | 363 | 757 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 291 | 218 | 214 | 195 | 27 | 98 | 246 | 494 | 202 | 57 | 47 | 170 | — | 297 | 256 | — | — | 36 | 67 | 75 | 239 | 260 | 335 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | — | — | W 18 | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 11 |
| kJ | 161 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 197 | 390 | 247 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 2 | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 29 | 54 | 87 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 63 | 0 | 0 |
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