Doughnuts Backreef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is
16.6°C
2.4° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 9PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (26 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (26 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
6
5
2
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
2
3
1
2
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
12
1.5
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
14
1.3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6856
6486
4527
3521
2789
2304
1846
1607
1415
1392
1240
657
855
748
636
528
316
257
344
377
411
Wind (km/h)
25
E
30
E
30
E
35
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
0
NE
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:09PM1.51m
3:15AM1.53m
3:36PM1.62m
3:43AM1.60m
4:03PM1.71m
Low Tide
9:00AM0.21m
9:15PM0.25m
9:25AM0.11m
9:43PM0.15m
9:51AM0.04m
10:11PM0.09m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
20
26
23
22
24
19
20
20
21
28
28
26
27
Feels °C
13
12
12
11
10
9
10
10
17
23
21
20
22
17
19
19
20
28
26
24
24
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