Doughnuts Backreef Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Eastern Cape (South), South Africa)

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Doughnuts Backreef Surf Guide

Doughnuts Backreef in Eastern Cape (South) is an exposed reef break that is usually a safe bet. Summer offers the favoured conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the north and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Clean groundswells prevail and the best swell direction is from the south southwest. There is no reef break. Best around high tide. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Take care of rocks and sharks.

Doughnuts Backreef Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	3	very consistent	18.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Doughnuts Backreef:

The best conditions reported for surf at Doughnuts Backreef occur when a South-southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North.

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What's the best time of year to surf Doughnuts Backreef (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Doughnuts Backreef with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 41% of the time in June while 52% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 7% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

41%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

52%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Doughnuts Backreef Location Map

Interactive Doughnuts Backreef surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Doughnuts Backreef Surf Forecasts:

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16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 22:26 Local Time

m, °C	Mon	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW
Period (s)	10	13	10	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross

Tides at Doughnuts Backreef

Current tide and informaton

For Doughnuts Backreef, 0 km from Doughnuts Backreef.

Next High Water: 05:09am | 1.46m

Next Low Water: 11:01pm | 0.29m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Doughnuts Backreef Sea Temperature

The Doughnuts Backreef water temperature is reasonably warm (18.9 °C) but the air temperature will feel a few degrees cooler (14.0 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite