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Doughnuts Backreef surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Doughnuts Backreef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is
22.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today?

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 12AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)--
Afternoon (08 Jan)16ft (5.0m)13s
Evening (08 Jan)13ft (4.0m)13s

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

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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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!
4
5
4
4
3
0
0
0
2
1
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.6
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
S
1.5
WSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212111211121212121212111110111011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)733261414915380231282588218713741208115269820933572355233462643162714551034862706544463386
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
SSE
20
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
1.42
6:57AM
1.52
7:02PM
1.31
7:37AM
1.41
7:42PM
1.19
8:20AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:30AM
0.19
1:04PM
0.37
1:05AM
0.30
1:44PM
0.47
1:41AM
0.42
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-----5:15-------5:16-------5:16--
Sunset7:32-------7:32-------7:32-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C211919181720242423202020192122222221212020212222
Feels °C (?)181818171519232120181817151920192020191818181818
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