Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Issued: 7 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is

17.2° C

Doughnuts Backreef 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 Doughnuts Backreef today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 4AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sun afternoon).
	Thu 9			Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	4169	2410	5701	5410	5088	4735	4332	4168	3802	3460	3214	2907	2840	2796	2693	2482	2094	1868	1794	1569	1538	964	805	665
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	S	SSE	ESE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross
High Tide				11:14PM1.35m				12:03PM1.16m				00:32AM1.40m				1:17PM1.27m				1:39AM1.48m
Low Tide	4:27PM0.50m					5:50AM0.45m				5:59PM0.48m				7:07AM0.36m				7:19PM0.39m					8:08AM0.25m


	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—
	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	1	2	1
Temp °C	16	15	14	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	16	15	15	15	16	15	15	16	16	15	15	15	16	15
Feels °C	11	11	10	9	9	9	11	13	14	14	15	14	14	13	14	13	13	14	15	14	14	14	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11
kJ	4169	2073	5701	5410	5088	4735	4332	4168	3802	3460	3214	2907	2840	2796	2693	2482	2094	1868	1794	1569	1538	964	805	665
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 16	SSW 14	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	—	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	E 8	W 11	SSE 7	SSE 7	W 12
kJ	24	2410	21	20	19	7	7	7	7	—	8	8	8	6	5	5	6	6	5	5	9	145	84	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 13	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	W 12	E 8	W 11	—	SW 16
kJ	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	7	6	6	6	10	5	9	—	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	152	267	284	381
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	51	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	158	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	24	232
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Super Tubes	Riet River	J-Bay	Riet River	Riet River	Riet River	Riet River	Bruces Beauties	Riet River	Bruces Beauties	Sea Vista	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Tubes	Mtati	Sea Vista	Mtati	Mtati	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Van Stadens Mouth
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	J-Bay Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4

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