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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 14 May 2026 SAST
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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
18.3° C
(Which is 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today?

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 10PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)--
Afternoon (14 May)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (14 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
5
5
6
5
0
2
4
5
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
13
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2831
2158
1919
2357
4407
4960
5269
5393
3242
2939
2291
1862
1659
1355
1537
1242
1164
1067
878
678
617
549
513
504
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
WSW
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
2:14AM1.72m
2:41PM1.55m
2:56AM1.78m
3:22PM1.61m
3:38AM1.79m
Low Tide
7:58PM0.18m
8:36AM0.06m
8:41PM0.10m
9:16AM-0.00m
9:24PM0.06m
9:56AM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:24
5:23
5:23
Temp °C
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
17
18
18
17
16
15
16
17
23
26
15
14
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
15
21
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2
S
13
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
Energy kJ
2831
2158
1919
2357
4407
4960
5269
5393
3242
2939
2291
1862
1659
1355
1537
1242
1164
1067
878
678
617
549
513
504
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
20
0.8
SSW
14
1
S
15
2.1
SW
11
1.9
WSW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
WSW
17
1.9
SW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
7
1
E
6
Energy kJ
7
273
435
1027
1010
67
41
42
113
878
876
785
754
523
1191
973
734
628
547
464
128
116
103
83
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
0.2
E
11
0.4
S
14
1.1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
Energy kJ
15
12
12
49
139
143
221
659
9
63
305
344
231
240
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
0.8
E
4
1.1
ENE
5
1.4
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
Energy kJ
1259
1259
955
17
54
99
109
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
16
16
16
14
0
0
14
0
16
16
16
14
0
0
0
0
8
250
192
192
192
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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