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Doughnuts Backreef surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
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Doughnuts Backreef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is
19.3° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today?
The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 5AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 26). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | |
198 | 194 | 163 | 189 | 267 | 286 | 314 | 530 | 2459 | 3129 | 2871 | 3631 | 4057 | 4090 | 5189 | 5658 | 5590 | 5886 | 5874 | 6137 | 6868 | 6125 | 5349 | 4655 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:13AM1.27m | 12:40PM1.18m | 1:06AM1.40m | 1:28PM1.29m | 1:45AM1.50m | 2:05PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM0.51m | 6:50PM0.44m | 7:35AM0.38m | 7:33PM0.35m | 8:09AM0.28m | 8:08PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | WSW 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
167 | 163 | 135 | 107 | 267 | 138 | 145 | 237 | 196 | 156 | 121 | 92 | 69 | 50 | 55 | 56 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 6125 | 5349 | 4655 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | E 8 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
198 | 194 | 163 | 189 | 107 | 27 | 21 | 54 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SW 5 | SW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
20 | 19 | 18 | 30 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | — | — | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | WSW 11 | — | — |
10 | 15 | 31 | — | — | 286 | 314 | 530 | 2459 | 3129 | 2871 | 3631 | 4057 | 4090 | 5189 | 5658 | 5590 | 5886 | 5874 | 6137 | 6868 | 955 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 194 | 16 | 16 | 276 | 407 | 570 | 650 | 716 | 660 | 1356 | 309 | 232 | 194 | 194 | 195 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 16 | 16 |
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