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Doughnuts Backreef Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Doughnuts Backreef surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 6PM is: 6.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 23ft (7.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 21ft (6.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (07 May) | 20ft (6.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sun 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | |
13445 | 12542 | 12099 | 11265 | 9563 | 8349 | 7457 | 7521 | 7373 | 6908 | 6618 | 5965 | 4944 | 3916 | 3278 | 2736 | 2315 | 1966 | 1596 | 1328 | 1095 | 940 | 713 | 533 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:49PM1.19m | 6:56AM1.17m | 7:53PM1.12m | 8:06AM1.08m | 9:29PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:31PM0.43m | 00:49AM0.57m | 1:21PM0.52m | 1:54AM0.66m | 2:32PM0.58m | 3:38AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 |
8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | E 12 | SW 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
 kJ | 50 | 71 | 864 | 248 | 9563 | 8349 | 7457 | 7521 | 7373 | 6908 | 6618 | 5965 | 4944 | 3916 | 3278 | 2736 | 2315 | 1966 | 1596 | 1328 | 1095 | 940 | 713 | 533 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SE 22 | SW 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 50 | 74 | 127 | 19 | 169 | 286 | 235 | 188 | 277 | 234 | 230 | 234 | 719 | 539 | 435 | 757 | 746 | 726 | 726 | 650 | 641 | 549 | 451 | 444 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SW 21 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 18 | — | 206 | 181 | 208 | 80 | 150 | 219 | 310 | 187 | 123 | 184 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 305 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 13445 | 12542 | 12099 | 11265 | 37 | — | — | — | 871 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 49 | 54 | 43 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 565 | 311 | 311 | 194 | 194 | 51 | 17 | 17 | 194 | 194 | 51 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 232 | 158 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 55 |
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