Doughnuts Backreef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is
18.1°C
0.9° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 8PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (02 Sep)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Thu night).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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)
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SSW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
3.5
S
9
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
2.5
SE
8
2.3
SE
9
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3609
3133
2740
2436
2283
2121
2013
1764
1850
971
798
2225
3038
3009
2415
1980
921
754
754
736
619
Wind (km/h)
5
S
15
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:38PM1.52m
6:55AM1.30m
7:24PM1.36m
7:51AM1.14m
8:38PM1.19m
Low Tide
12:17PM0.21m
00:52AM0.32m
12:58PM0.36m
1:42AM0.47m
1:54PM0.53m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
 mm
1
1
2
3
1
8
10
1
Temp °C
16
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
15
15
15
14
16
17
18
17
14
14
15
13
11
9
9
8
10
10
9
9
9
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