
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (10 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 11PM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1632 | 1565 | 1863 | 1922 | 1847 | 1791 | 1677 | 1677 | 1545 | 1246 | 1100 | 913 | 827 | 800 | 928 | 1160 | 855 | 778 | 1004 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:26PM1.77m | 3:42AM1.63m | 3:55PM1.76m | 4:11AM1.61m | 4:22PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40PM0.02m | 9:43AM0.05m | 10:06PM0.03m | 10:11AM0.08m | 10:32PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
1632 | 1565 | 1863 | 1922 | 1847 | 1791 | 1677 | 1677 | 1545 | 1246 | 1100 | 913 | 827 | 800 | 230 | 164 | 855 | 778 | 1004 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | WSW 12 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | SW 5 | SW 6 | E 9 |
78 | 263 | 57 | — | 60 | 68 | 80 | 66 | 39 | 39 | 133 | 188 | 264 | 264 | — | 198 | 60 | 69 | 127 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 11 |
— | — | — | — | — | 64 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 198 | 160 | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 9 | E 5 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | NE 3 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — |
4 | 189 | 45 | 229 | 59 | 104 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 928 | 1160 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 192 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 142 | 16 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
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