Doughnuts Backreef Surf Break

Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Issued: 7 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is
17.8° C

1.6°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 11PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)--
Afternoon (06 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (06 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
12
2
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SSW
14
3.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1074
984
966
753
617
1188
1207
1229
1298
1298
1271
1404
1474
1806
1806
1569
2596
3066
2532
1902
2924
2453
2525
4169
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
10
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
5
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
SSW
15
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
7:50PM1.43m
8:04AM1.23m
8:44PM1.38m
9:11AM1.15m
9:53PM1.35m
10:35AM1.12m
Low Tide
2:04AM0.43m
2:07PM0.38m
3:04AM0.47m
3:07PM0.45m
4:22AM0.49m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
19
18
19
18
17
15
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
17
16
17
15
14
11
13
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
11
12
14
13
13
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
12
2
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
0.6
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
1.3
SW
14
2.5
SSW
14
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
1074
984
966
753
617
1188
1207
1229
1298
1298
1271
1404
1474
1806
1806
1569
211
124
2532
1902
2924
612
2525
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
SSW
14
1.2
SW
13
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
E
9
0.4
SW
20
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
1.1
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.7
SSW
14
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
16
Energy kJ
143
138
152
303
525
68
67
65
48
38
37
36
45
98
18
128
8
8
514
1013
90
201
8
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.1
S
8
0.7
SE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.9
SSW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
16
Energy kJ
7
8
1
104
90
5
5
5
19
12
12
10
75
22
22
18
7
2
412
376
8
8
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
3
0.9
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
1.1
WSW
5
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.3
SW
11
3.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
6
33
36
54
2596
3066
2453
1327
4169
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
14
16
16
16
16
16
14
0
0
0
0
16
194
192
51
16
16
16
51
194
194
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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