Doughnuts Backreef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is
16.6°C
2.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 9AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (27 Aug)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (27 Aug)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
2
3
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2304
1992
1607
1415
1392
1240
1108
855
748
636
528
316
257
344
465
418
390
397
324
260
227
223
238
241
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
WNW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:15AM1.53m
3:36PM1.62m
3:43AM1.60m
4:03PM1.71m
4:11AM1.64m
4:30PM1.76m
Low Tide
9:25AM0.11m
9:43PM0.15m
9:51AM0.04m
10:11PM0.09m
10:17AM-0.00m
10:39PM0.05m
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6:43
6:41
6:41
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5:55
5:55
5:57
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Temp °C
15
16
15
19
26
22
21
23
24
21
19
21
24
20
19
19
21
26
28
31
20
18
17
18
Feels °C
9
11
11
16
23
20
20
21
21
20
18
19
22
20
19
19
20
23
25
27
17
15
14
15
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