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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 18 Feb 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
22.6° 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 6AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 18). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)7ft (2.2m)14s
Afternoon (18 Feb)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (18 Feb)6ft (1.8m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)151515151414141313131313131313131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)167119632348195619031712149412181083105311271050106714171541163416221547145313901290772570503
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
SSW
0
WNW
10
NE
10
E
15
SE
10
SSE
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
S
5
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglasscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:22AM
1.75
4:31PM
1.68
4:52AM
1.80
5:01PM
1.67
5:22AM
1.80
5:33PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:10PM
-0.01
10:30AM
0.06
10:37PM
-0.05
11:00AM
0.03
11:06PM
-0.05
11:31AM
0.04
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise---5:54-------5:56-------5:56----
Sunset------7:07-------7:06-------7:05-
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222232726252221212122232423222221212223232221
Feels °C (?)242424232826262219191921212323232423232322222020
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