Doughnuts Backreef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is
18.3°C
0.7° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 6PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (15 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the E by Fri morning).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
0
0
1
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.9
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.7
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
3
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
1.8
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
224
320
308
433
580
721
1949
2529
1336
3325
3105
2803
2417
984
1537
1730
1791
1619
1543
1392
1094
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
ESE
5
ENE
0
SSE
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:48PM1.53m
6:00AM1.37m
6:13PM1.39m
6:26AM1.24m
6:39PM1.24m
Low Tide
11:34AM0.19m
11:56PM0.26m
12:00PM0.32m
00:23AM0.39m
12:27PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:08
6:08
6:09
 mm
1
4
3
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
19
18
18
18
15
15
14
14
16
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
18
19
18
18
19
16
9
10
9
10
11
12
10
9
8
9
9
9
10
9
9
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