Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 11AM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2013 | 1764 | 1534 | 971 | 785 | 2163 | 2864 | 3151 | 2734 | 2372 | 1431 | 1562 | 611 | 686 | 596 | 515 | 400 | 294 | 505 | 505 | 551 | 460 | 451 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:55AM1.30m | 7:24PM1.36m | 7:51AM1.14m | 8:38PM1.19m | 9:48AM1.03m | 10:56PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:58PM0.36m | 1:42AM0.47m | 1:54PM0.53m | 3:06AM0.61m | 3:50PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 2013 | 1764 | 1534 | 971 | 785 | 646 | 397 | 341 | 255 | 278 | 510 | 1562 | 521 | 249 | 400 | 177 | 92 | 173 | 505 | 505 | 551 | 460 | 451 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SSW 9 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 39 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 36 | 26 | 28 | — | 347 | 121 | 160 | 171 | 124 | 150 | 198 | 222 | 186 | 66 | 66 | 47 | 47 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | — | SSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 73 | 71 | — | 70 | 107 | 99 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 10 | 16 | 77 | 312 | 553 | 2163 | 2864 | 3151 | 2734 | 2372 | 1431 | — | 611 | 686 | 596 | 515 | 400 | 294 | 256 | 236 | 195 | 186 | 192 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 192 | 192 | 250 | 381 | 288 | 419 | 1772 | 1044 | 1640 | 1356 | 3255 | 721 | 250 | 250 | 224 | 224 | 24 | 646 | 650 | 646 | 250 | 250 |
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