Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (21 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 11PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wed 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 938 | 1052 | 1378 | 1319 | 1280 | 1367 | 1367 | 1285 | 825 | 940 | 940 | 911 | 706 | 706 | 683 | 555 | 822 | 1240 | 1427 | 1510 | 1813 | 2174 | 1973 | 2326 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:05PM1.34m | 9:26AM1.11m | 10:09PM1.28m | 10:41AM1.07m | 11:15PM1.25m | 11:55AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM0.41m | 3:24AM0.55m | 3:20PM0.51m | 4:38AM0.57m | 4:32PM0.57m | 5:53AM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 20 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 938 | 1052 | 1378 | 1319 | 1280 | 1367 | 1367 | 1285 | 825 | 940 | 940 | 911 | 706 | 706 | 683 | 555 | 822 | 1240 | 1427 | 1510 | 188 | 2174 | 1973 | 2326 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | WSW 12 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 60 | 46 | 48 | 48 | 34 | 39 | 46 | 214 | 432 | 346 | 322 | 254 | 435 | 429 | 546 | 498 | 371 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 565 | 835 | 1497 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | — | ENE 7 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 40 | 27 | 28 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 32 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 26 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 4 | — | 16 | — | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 1813 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
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