Doughnuts Backreef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is
17.2° C
2.2° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
2.4
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy 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)
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
25
E
30
E
Wind State
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
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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