Doughnuts Backreef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is
15.8° C
3.3° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 10PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (06 Aug)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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)
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
4
4
5
5
2
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4041
3357
2796
2412
2335
2335
2331
2496
2644
3135
3371
3236
3009
2756
2521
2125
1831
1831
2368
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:06PM1.29m
9:55AM1.07m
10:50PM1.23m
11:55AM1.10m
Low Tide
2:21PM0.47m
3:34AM0.55m
3:50PM0.57m
5:33AM0.55m
5:59PM0.57m
clear
clear
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rain showers
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cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
14
15
16
16
16
15
14
15
Feels °C
12
11
13
14
13
14
15
15
14
13
14
12
13
13
11
11
9
9
11
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