
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 5PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2540 | 2319 | 2094 | 1868 | 1794 | 1569 | 1538 | 964 | 805 | 698 | 631 | 524 | 452 | 431 | 366 | 359 | 302 | 240 | 227 | 170 | 163 | 133 | 196 | 484 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:17PM1.27m | 1:39AM1.48m | 2:17PM1.40m | 2:36AM1.57m | 3:08PM1.53m | 3:25AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19PM0.39m | 8:08AM0.25m | 8:22PM0.28m | 8:58AM0.15m | 9:16PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | |
— | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | 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 9 |
2540 | 2319 | 2094 | 1868 | 1794 | 1569 | 1538 | 964 | 805 | 698 | 631 | 524 | 452 | 431 | 366 | 359 | 302 | 529 | 428 | 377 | 386 | 319 | 241 | 484 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | W 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SE 9 | SW 10 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 132 | 183 | 204 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 240 | 227 | 170 | 163 | 133 | 196 | 102 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | W 11 | W 11 | E 8 | — | WSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | W 11 | W 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 8 | SSW 10 | S 9 |
14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 5 | — | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 48 | 78 | 127 | 42 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | ESE 6 | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 82 | 128 | — | 249 | — | 273 | 501 | 585 | 599 | 563 | 465 | 569 | 709 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 24 | 224 | 192 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
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