Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Issued: 7 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is

17.4° C

Doughnuts Backreef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 2PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	9s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	10s
Evening (20 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 20							Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	1	1	2	3	2	4	4	4	4	3	5	5	4	4	4	3	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	WSW 10	WSW 9	WSW 10	WSW 11	SW 11	SE 12	SE 11	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1617	1334	783	873	784	844	488	463	493	1384	1271	1748	2483	2925	2820	2386	2071	1791	1510	1415	1392	1200	1411
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	SSE	E	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		7:30AM1.26m					8:02PM1.38m				8:15AM1.15m				8:50PM1.25m				9:16AM1.05m				9:57PM1.15m
Low Tide				1:28PM0.35m					2:13AM0.49m				2:09PM0.48m				3:05AM0.59m				3:03PM0.60m


	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	16	17	16	16	14	14	14	14	16	17	15	15	14	14	13	13	17	17	16	16	15
Feels °C	10	10	12	14	13	14	12	12	12	12	15	17	14	14	12	12	12	11	15	13	12	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	WSW 10	SE 12	SW 11	SW 10	SE 11	SE 11	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	455	455	455	873	448	844	408	463	431	1384	1271	1748	2483	2925	2820	2386	2071	1791	1510	1415	1392	1200	1411
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	SW 12	SE 12	SSW 12	SE 12	SE 12	WSW 10	WSW 9	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	18	19	343	455	184	497	488	307	221	389	389	311	311	273	247	247	251	211	215	200	211	222	222
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 11	SSW 12	E 10	E 10	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 16	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSW 15	SSW 14	E 6
kJ	16	16	20	187	18	18	263	224	493	17	7	7	—	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	89	198	20
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	WSW 10	WSW 9	—	WSW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 4	WSW 4
kJ	1617	1334	783	—	784	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Noordhoek Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	3
Distance (km)	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	0	0	0	0	158	0	0	0	0	0	14	16	192	192	51
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	J-Bay	Kleinemonde	Riet River	Super Tubes	Hullets Reef	Kleinemonde	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Seal Point	Mtati	Van Stadens Mouth	Doughnuts Backreef	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Kleinemonde			Super Tubes
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4			4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Bloubergstrand Cape Town	Silwerstroom West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Ning Nong Point and Reef New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Loisell's New Zealand	Airport Rights New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile
Rating (10 max)	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	5	7	7

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