Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Queens today (19 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Queens at 9AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 634 | 635 | 694 | 1010 | 984 | 1154 | 1376 | 1254 | 1112 | 825 | 632 | 437 | 388 | 156 | 124 | 334 | 318 | 584 | 1447 | 1941 | 2334 | 2310 | 2318 | 2031 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:43AM1.50m | 7:08PM1.63m | 7:28AM1.40m | 7:55PM1.52m | 8:20AM1.30m | 8:49PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:45AM0.48m | 12:46PM0.49m | 1:31AM0.57m | 1:29PM0.60m | 2:24AM0.66m | 2:19PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 634 | 635 | 694 | 769 | 984 | 1154 | 1376 | 1254 | 1112 | 825 | 632 | 437 | 388 | 156 | 93 | 86 | 207 | 584 | 1447 | 1941 | 2334 | 2310 | 2318 | 2031 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 191 | 188 | 149 | 146 | 135 | 96 | 122 | 113 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 121 | 122 | 120 | 124 | 334 | 318 | 54 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 18 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SE 11 | W 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 100 | 80 | 82 | 55 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 32 | 147 | 89 | 89 | 54 | 96 | 31 | 25 | 43 | 14 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | — | 1010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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