Queens surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Queens today?

The current surf forecast for Queens at 4AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (19 Apr)15ft (4.5m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)15ft (4.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
1.8
SW
2.4
WSW
2.5
SW
4.5
W
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
Period(s) (?)131313999101010101111121414141414131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)220626842253878493834128635504124466151064932490969507009659159225395459541033409316534253987
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
50
NW
45
WNW
50
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:01PM
1.83
4:14AM
1.92
4:42PM
1.79
4:56AM
1.84
5:26PM
1.71
5:42AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:02PM
0.30
10:30AM
0.23
10:43PM
0.36
11:12AM
0.32
11:28PM
0.47
11:58AM
0.45
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----7:11-------7:11-------7:13--
Sunset6:20-------6:19-------6:17-------
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1122232311111--11--11---
Temp. °C161615151516171615151414151516161516161515151616
Feels °C (?)10111111101088554681011101011111112121213
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