Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (27 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 4AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SE 9 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 100 | 174 | 149 | 146 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 100 | 82 | 95 | 93 | 109 | 119 | 114 | 106 | 135 | 349 | 651 | 875 | 1239 | 1140 | 1638 | 1550 | 1550 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:55AM1.66m | 4:09PM1.80m | 4:31AM1.63m | 4:47PM1.72m | 5:10AM1.56m | 5:27PM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:56AM0.01m | 10:24PM-0.02m | 10:33AM0.06m | 11:01PM0.06m | 11:13AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 62 | 104 | 149 | 146 | 130 | 112 | 100 | 100 | 82 | 95 | 128 | 92 | 70 | 109 | 75 | 135 | 129 | 216 | 875 | 1239 | 1140 | 1638 | 1550 | 1550 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | WSW 12 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 10 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 100 | 174 | 27 | 44 | 70 | 130 | 130 | 88 | 58 | 56 | 93 | 109 | 109 | 57 | 43 | 44 | 349 | 651 | 225 | 224 | 196 | 180 | 133 | 154 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 92 | 68 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 73 | 55 | 55 | 119 | 114 | 106 | 82 | 106 | 147 | 233 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | 167 | 239 | 225 | 193 | 144 | 157 | 178 | 182 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 68 | 41 | 348 | 370 | 311 | 368 | 389 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 250 | 250 | 192 | 192 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 61 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 250 | 250 | 24 | 0 |
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