Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 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 11PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 12). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WSW 12 | SW 9 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 631 | 550 | 515 | 494 | 423 | 359 | 353 | 281 | 222 | 206 | 163 | 422 | 422 | 463 | 86 | 76 | 63 | 46 | 42 | 39 | 44 | 40 | 83 | 149 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:17PM1.40m | 2:36AM1.57m | 3:08PM1.53m | 3:25AM1.63m | 3:55PM1.63m | 4:10AM1.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22PM0.28m | 8:58AM0.15m | 9:16PM0.18m | 9:43AM0.06m | 10:04PM0.12m | 10:24AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | 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 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 631 | 550 | 515 | 494 | 423 | 359 | 328 | 412 | 432 | 512 | 512 | 422 | 422 | 463 | 484 | 553 | 497 | 427 | 375 | 375 | 325 | 280 | 287 | 249 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 353 | 281 | 222 | 206 | 163 | 133 | 130 | 127 | 86 | 76 | 63 | 43 | 42 | 33 | 39 | 37 | 33 | 53 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 32 | 46 | 29 | 28 | 41 | 26 | 47 | 46 | 40 | 39 | 44 | 40 | 39 | 27 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 276 | 427 | 449 | 429 | 389 | 311 | 454 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 83 | 149 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 224 | 192 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 250 | 192 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 16 |
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