Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 11PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, strong winds from the E by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 586 | 660 | 709 | 767 | 799 | 817 | 657 | 586 | 326 | 380 | 330 | 369 | 363 | 281 | 408 | 542 | 433 | 433 | 363 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:30PM1.82m | 4:47AM1.64m | 5:03PM1.76m | 5:21AM1.56m | 5:38PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:43PM-0.01m | 10:48AM0.02m | 11:16PM0.06m | 11:22AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 586 | 660 | 709 | 767 | 799 | 817 | 657 | 586 | 326 | 270 | 184 | 369 | 212 | 281 | 408 | 542 | 433 | 433 | 343 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 341 | 627 | 469 | 570 | 471 | 367 | 361 | 243 | 192 | 380 | 330 | 140 | 363 | 228 | 214 | 418 | 401 | 384 | 363 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | E 9 | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 165 | 2 | — | 10 | 10 | — | 75 | 100 | 153 | 218 | 19 | 90 | 112 | 146 | 220 | 137 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 66 | 126 | 214 | 305 | 434 | 561 | 670 | 988 | 1545 | 1843 | 1979 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 224 | 438 | 613 | 613 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 235 | 235 | 232 | 232 | 565 | 250 | 193 |
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