Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 4AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3699 | 2078 | 2089 | 2024 | 2077 | 2195 | 2517 | 3078 | 3249 | 2264 | 3583 | 1909 | 1524 | 1022 | 850 | 698 | 655 | 569 | 435 | 589 | 823 | 790 | 923 | 975 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:42AM1.40m | 2:18PM1.42m | 2:35AM1.53m | 3:04PM1.58m | 3:18AM1.62m | 3:44PM1.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.29m | 8:29PM0.29m | 8:53AM0.14m | 9:15PM0.16m | 9:32AM0.03m | 9:55PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 3699 | 2078 | 2089 | 2024 | 2077 | 2195 | 2517 | 3078 | 3249 | 2264 | 3583 | 1909 | 1524 | 1022 | 850 | 698 | 575 | 483 | 435 | 401 | 340 | 291 | 923 | 975 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | S 10 | SW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 44 | 372 | 90 | 72 | 101 | 236 | 371 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 256 | 8 | 146 | 368 | 423 | 589 | 823 | 790 | 211 | 147 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 15 | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 26 | SSW 26 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | SW 14 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | 92 | 31 | 29 | 85 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 64 | 8 | 16 | — | — | — | 114 | 45 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 7 | — | — | ESE 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 515 | 72 | 96 | — | — | 99 | — | — | — | 408 | 625 | 650 | 719 | 717 | 397 | 657 | 655 | 569 | 518 | 478 | 465 | 688 | 866 | 957 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 16 | 51 | 306 | 250 | 250 | 235 | 235 | 235 | 224 | 224 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 158 | 158 | 224 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 |
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