Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Queens today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Queens at 2AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West direction, 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 919 | 1069 | 1395 | 1446 | 1319 | 1189 | 1180 | 1111 | 945 | 794 | 765 | 739 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 726 | 961 | 796 | 784 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:09PM1.50m | 6:32AM1.36m | 6:43PM1.36m | 7:19AM1.25m | 7:33PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:18AM0.63m | 12:24PM0.73m | 00:57AM0.74m | 1:11PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 919 | 1069 | 1395 | 1446 | 1319 | 1189 | 1180 | 1111 | 945 | 794 | 765 | 739 | 713 | 713 | 713 | 726 | 961 | 796 | 784 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 878 | 669 | 475 | 324 | 196 | 144 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | 12 | 49 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 259 | 397 | 407 | 413 | 397 | 352 | 342 | 289 | 444 | 406 | 286 | 253 | 209 | 188 | 223 | 340 | 444 | 381 | 244 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 176 | 176 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 179 | 876 | 939 | 115 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 3881 | 15 | 0 |
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