Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is
17.5°C
1.8° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 5AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the E by Mon night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
13
2
SSW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
3
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
13
1.9
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
647
830
984
706
700
1621
1688
1773
1661
1519
2693
1266
2914
1158
1266
1448
1286
1235
1100
535
554
575
459
580
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:14AM1.62m
3:30PM1.79m
3:44AM1.67m
3:59PM1.83m
4:15AM1.68m
4:30PM1.82m
Low Tide
9:18AM0.02m
9:42PM0.00m
9:47AM-0.02m
10:12PM-0.03m
10:17AM-0.02m
10:43PM-0.01m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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1
1
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Temp °C
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
17
16
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
17
17
17
18
18
16
16
13
11
13
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
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