Queens 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.91° S 18.38° E

Issued: 7 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Queens sea temperature is

16.1°C

Queens surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Queens today (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Queens at 3PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).
	Tuesday 27							Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 16	WSW 16	SW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	240	167	163	160	128	128	150	145	137	104	102	299	808	1172	2697	2822	2445	2216	2313	2130	2103	1597	1230
Wind (km/h)	SSE	NNE	WSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	3:36AM1.79m				3:46PM1.90m				4:15AM1.77m				4:27PM1.83m				4:58AM1.71m					5:11PM1.72m
Low Tide			9:35AM0.32m				10:03PM0.22m				10:14AM0.36m				10:43PM0.29m				10:58AM0.45m


	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	17	19	21	19	18	17	17	17	18	20	22	19	18	17
Feels °C	14	15	17	15	14	15	15	15	14	15	15	17	15	15	14	14	15	16	17	18	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 13	WSW 16	SW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13
kJ	240	167	163	160	128	128	150	145	137	104	102	231	335	791	2697	2822	2445	2216	2313	2130	2103	1597	1230
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	S 6	S 6	S 6	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 9	SW 19	SW 18	SW 16	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	—	SE 8	NW 12	NW 12	NW 12
kJ	31	31	28	19	92	83	98	83	59	59	57	299	808	1172	7	7	7	7	—	10	6	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 9	SW 10	SW 12	SW 9	SW 9	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SW 20	W 9	NW 13	NW 13	—	—	—	NW 13	—	—	—	NW 12	—
kJ	30	31	23	55	40	41	12	7	8	14	101	40	7	7	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	6	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 4	SSE 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	SSE 4	SSE 4	SSE 4
kJ	28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	27	18	16	71	46	44	44	—	13	29	43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Dumps Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Dumps Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Queens Cape Town	Kamer Van Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Captains Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4
Distance (km)	0	0	19	63	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	24	24	11	11	0	0	0	15	24	407	87	23
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town	Kreefte Reef	Kreefte Reef	The Hoek		Beach Road	Beach Road	Beach Road	Captains	Beach Road	Captains	Beach Road	Long Beach	Long Beach	Captains	The Hoek	The Hoek	The Hoek	Haakgat	Kamer Van	Long Beach			Captains
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Mpame Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Pringle Bay Overberg	Captains Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Backdoor United States	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Backdoor United States	Arrifana Portugal	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	The Bowl United Kingdom	Ahijedero Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Bancoora Australia	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Tahai Chile	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	4	6	5	5	5	4	6	6	5	8	5	6	5

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