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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 28 Jan 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
22.3° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today?

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 11AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 28). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (28 Jan)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (28 Jan)8ft (2.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)121213131313131313131313131312121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)239722012345238222742310231023102274227421732039200817341568135911671059977977836850836694
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
0
SW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:44AM
1.25
12:44AM
1.14
1:13PM
1.33
1:56AM
1.29
2:14PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:32PM
0.52
6:51AM
0.53
7:48PM
0.39
8:05AM
0.39
8:39PM
0.24
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
Sunrise-5:33-------5:35-------5:35------
Sunset----7:25-------7:24-------7:24---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------11-------------
Temp. °C212121212121202020202121222121212122242424222322
Feels °C (?)232322212122222222212120212021212123242323222424
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