Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Issued: 1 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is

19.2°C

Doughnuts Backreef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 7AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	7ft (2.2m)	12s
Evening (05 Nov)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.
	Thursday 5								Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 9	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	691	597	587	587	1112	1968	587	625	561	580	464	695	1801	2679	2458	2078	1827	1785	2111	2053	2169	2310	3393	4221	3844	3247
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ENE	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	1:00AM1.27m				1:18PM1.51m				1:42AM1.37m				1:55PM1.59m					2:18AM1.45m				2:28PM1.63m				2:50AM1.51m
Low Tide			7:04AM0.36m				7:45PM0.28m				7:44AM0.28m					8:17PM0.19m				8:18AM0.22m				8:47PM0.13m


	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:11
	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—	—	6:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	—
Temp °C	19	19	21	21	22	21	19	19	18	18	19	19	20	19	18	18	17	17	17	18	17	17	17	16	16	16
Feels °C	18	19	21	18	16	16	16	17	16	14	15	14	14	13	13	14	13	12	12	12	11	12	13	12	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	E 7	E 8	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	SW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	691	597	587	587	167	133	587	625	561	580	464	414	73	56	39	27	27	15	15	14	14	2310	3393	4221	3844	3247
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 9	E 7	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	SSW 15	SSW 16	ENE 9	—	—	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	—	—	25	167	—	—	114	95	95	80	88	92	222	215	62	—	—	26	24	14	24	15	15	14	14	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 10	WSW 15	W 10	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	—	—	—	—	—	E 11	ENE 10	E 10	—	SW 16	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	42	8	102	68	123	—	—	—	—	—	9	11	19	—	40	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	E 6	E 6	—	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 7	WSW 6	SW 6	WSW 7	WSW 7	SW 9	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	110	119	130	—	1112	1968	304	216	195	222	343	695	1801	2679	2458	2078	1827	1785	2111	2053	2169	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Pipe Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	The Heads Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	24	0	0	51	194	194	51	16	16	16	192	194	194	194	194	16	17	192	192	192	192	194	51	52	224	224
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2			3	3	3	3						5	3						4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4

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