Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Issued: 1 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is

17.4° C

Doughnuts Backreef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (10 Jul):

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

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 4PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sun afternoon).
	Fri 10					Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	2	2	0	1	0	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	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
Wave Graph
kJ	4457	4168	3802	3460	3214	2862	2796	2752	2540	2319	2094	1868	1794	1569	1180	964	805	698	560	524	452	431	366	359
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	E	ENE	ENE	E	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		12:03PM1.16m				00:32AM1.40m				1:17PM1.27m				1:39AM1.48m					2:17PM1.40m				2:36AM1.57m
Low Tide				5:59PM0.48m				7:07AM0.36m				7:19PM0.39m					8:08AM0.25m				8:22PM0.28m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—
	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:23	—	—	—	—	5:24
mm	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	1	1	2	2	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	14
Feels °C	12	14	14	14	15	15	15	14	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	12	11	12	12	12	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	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
kJ	4457	4168	3802	3460	3214	2862	2796	2752	2540	2319	2094	1868	1794	1569	1180	964	805	698	560	524	452	431	366	359
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	—	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	WSW 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11
kJ	7	7	7	—	8	8	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	122	177	186	14	11	11	10	10	9	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 13	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SW 18	W 11	W 11	—	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSE 10	SE 11	SE 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	7	6	6	6	12	9	9	—	10	10	10	10	11	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	209	275	—	282	467	606	689	728	588	442
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	16	16	16	16	16	0	0	0	0	8	8	0	8	0	0	8	24	0	232	250	235	235	192	192
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Riet River	Riet River	Super Tubes	Bruces Beauties	Riet River	Bruces Beauties	Sea Vista	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Mtati	Mtati	Mtati	Mtati	Mtati	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Van Stadens Mouth
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Bruces Beauties Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Doring Bay West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Sharpleys Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Header Global	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Supertubes Australia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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