Queens surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 SAST
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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
16.2° C
(Which is 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Queens today?

The current surf forecast for Queens at 4PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 22). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (22 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)121211111111111112121615141414141413131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)743648563512512512521594821850220024462379203118001614139013491134111711521099919816
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
NW
10
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:12AM
1.88
5:36PM
1.71
5:53AM
1.77
6:21PM
1.59
6:40AM
1.61
7:16PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:26AM
0.33
11:35PM
0.44
12:08PM
0.45
12:20AM
0.57
12:59PM
0.60
1:20AM
0.72
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise-6:50-------6:50-------6:52------
Sunset----6:54-------6:53-------6:52---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161719201918181817172226262220202022262826222017
Feels °C (?)141415151312131312131923221818192022262826221916
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