Doughnuts Backreef Surf Break

Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Issued: 1 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is
18.4° C

2.0°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 (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 8PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jun)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (09 Jun)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Tue
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
0
3
4
4
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.4
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1003
899
748
748
748
800
800
944
1200
1369
1369
1255
1229
1130
1017
999
1073
1073
1022
1302
1280
1427
1781
3034
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
15
W
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
10:12AM1.13m
10:52PM1.35m
11:29AM1.17m
11:57PM1.43m
12:34PM1.26m
00:55AM1.52m
Low Tide
4:09PM0.48m
5:21AM0.46m
5:22PM0.45m
6:28AM0.36m
6:30PM0.38m
7:24AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
18
21
20
19
19
19
19
18
20
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
16
16
17
16
16
14
14
13
17
20
19
18
17
16
16
14
16
14
13
14
15
14
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.4
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
0.6
E
8
Energy kJ
1003
899
748
748
748
800
800
944
1200
1369
1369
1255
1229
1130
1017
999
1073
1073
1022
1302
1280
1427
1781
51
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
Energy kJ
159
156
156
121
121
118
116
85
85
83
81
106
108
60
138
127
96
92
71
71
69
51
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
E
9
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
17
58
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
E
5
0.4
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.4
WNW
3
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
WSW
5
1.2
SW
6
3.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
7
12
2
7
4
59
75
105
3034
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
1
4
4
4
2
Distance (km)
0
16
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
52
51
16
0
0
14
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
7
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
7
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