Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is
17.4°C
1.9° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 2AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (25 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (25 Sep)7ft (2.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
0
0
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
15
2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
2.2
SW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
2
SSW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1207
1534
1519
1384
1245
1100
983
908
795
1347
647
647
830
893
694
778
1621
1688
1773
Wind (km/h)
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
SW
25
WSW
35
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
5
NW
10
S
5
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
WNW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:35PM1.57m
2:45AM1.54m
3:02PM1.70m
3:14AM1.62m
3:30PM1.79m
Low Tide
8:46PM0.19m
8:51AM0.11m
9:14PM0.08m
9:18AM0.02m
9:42PM0.00m
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Temp °C
20
18
17
18
18
20
23
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18
Feels °C
19
16
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19
14
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18
18
19
16
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