Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Queens today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Queens at 12PM is: 2.3m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Queens. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | SW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1985 | 2379 | 3378 | 2895 | 2379 | 2007 | 2136 | 1828 | 1567 | 1412 | 1337 | 1337 | 1257 | 1090 | 947 | 1059 | 1196 | 1059 | 1161 | 1127 | 1161 | 1403 | 1384 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:36AM1.77m | 3:58PM1.88m | 4:15AM1.77m | 4:35PM1.88m | 4:52AM1.72m | 5:11PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45AM0.24m | 10:13PM0.26m | 10:21AM0.25m | 10:50PM0.28m | 10:56AM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1829 | 2379 | 3378 | 2895 | 2379 | 2007 | 2136 | 1828 | 1567 | 1412 | 1337 | 1337 | 1257 | 1090 | 947 | 1059 | 1196 | 1059 | 1161 | 1127 | 1161 | 1403 | 1384 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SE 11 | NNW 7 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 1985 | 1070 | 194 | 9 | 76 | 55 | 57 | 59 | 42 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 36 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 35 | 62 | 68 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | — | NNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 270 | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 25 | 32 | 22 | 25 | 19 | 27 | 35 | 45 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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