Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Queens today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Queens at 3AM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 754 | 913 | 615 | 878 | 1904 | 3142 | 4902 | 4348 | 7571 | 6823 | 6283 | 3237 | 2754 | 2424 | 2509 | 2201 | 2140 | 1892 | 1615 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:01PM1.41m | 2:01AM1.46m | 2:36PM1.50m | 2:37AM1.51m | 3:08PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:00PM0.69m | 8:18AM0.53m | 8:36PM0.62m | 8:50AM0.46m | 9:09PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 754 | 913 | 615 | 878 | 1904 | 3142 | 4902 | 4348 | 5810 | 5076 | 4247 | 3237 | 2754 | 2424 | 2509 | 2201 | 2140 | 1892 | 1615 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 20 | — | SSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 440 | 357 | 465 | 587 | 158 | 186 | — | 1172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 35 | 4 | 179 | 278 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 21 | — | — | — | 253 | 603 | 7571 | 6823 | 6283 | 516 | 425 | 389 | 363 | 342 | 294 | 230 | 169 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 178 | 179 | 179 | 939 | 179 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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