
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 8AM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1669 | 1747 | 964 | 805 | 777 | 631 | 593 | 515 | 494 | 423 | 359 | 302 | 281 | 270 | 170 | 163 | 412 | 432 | 474 | 85 | 76 | 64 | 60 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.48m | 2:17PM1.40m | 2:36AM1.57m | 3:08PM1.53m | 3:25AM1.63m | 3:55PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:08AM0.25m | 8:22PM0.28m | 8:58AM0.15m | 9:16PM0.18m | 9:43AM0.06m | 10:04PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
1669 | 1747 | 964 | 805 | 777 | 631 | 593 | 515 | 494 | 423 | 320 | 398 | 477 | 489 | 443 | 439 | 412 | 432 | 474 | 553 | 484 | 422 | 422 | 367 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 359 | 302 | 281 | 270 | 170 | 163 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 85 | 76 | 64 | 60 | 58 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | W 11 | SSE 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
12 | 12 | 12 | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 47 | 43 | 44 | 28 | 41 | 27 | 26 | 46 | 40 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 |
5 | 5 | 176 | 230 | 286 | 408 | 524 | 462 | 407 | 340 | 458 | 558 | 709 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 565 | 250 | 224 | 192 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
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