Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is

17.4° 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 (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 6AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	15s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	14s
Evening (21 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).
	Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	4	4	3	4	3	5	4	4	4	4	3	0	1	1	2	2	3	3	3	1	1	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SSW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	463	493	1384	1271	1835	2582	2883	2615	2386	2071	1791	1510	1439	1315	1148	1025	774	828	688	566	1488	2751	3213	2838
Wind (km/h)	W	WNW	WNW	W	S	ESE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	N	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on
High Tide				8:15AM1.15m				8:50PM1.25m				9:16AM1.05m				9:57PM1.15m				10:50AM0.99m
Low Tide		2:13AM0.49m				2:09PM0.48m				3:05AM0.59m				3:03PM0.60m				4:26AM0.65m				4:33PM0.69m


	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	16	17	15	15	15	13	13	13	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	14	16	17	17	17	16
Feels °C	11	12	12	15	16	14	14	13	10	11	11	14	13	12	12	13	13	13	12	14	13	12	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 11	SE 11	SW 16	SW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	SW 11
kJ	463	431	1384	1271	1835	2582	2883	2615	2386	2071	1791	1510	1439	1315	1148	1025	774	828	688	566	112	110	91	2838
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	WSW 9	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSW 14	SW 12	SE 12	SE 12	SW 12	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 9	ESE 12
kJ	224	255	389	389	311	311	273	247	291	275	270	211	243	215	226	317	540	144	144	314	22	14	15	90
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 10	E 10	—	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	E 4	—	SSW 15	S 15	ESE 12	SE 12	E 8	E 8	SE 12	—	—	SW 22	SSW 21
kJ	211	493	17	7	—	7	7	7	7	7	—	6	—	174	209	184	144	32	33	142	—	—	19	248
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 10	—	WSW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 4	—	W 3	WSW 5	WSW 6	WSW 6	WSW 5	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 6	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	—
kJ	349	—	232	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	4	75	115	81	62	658	647	113	1488	2751	3213	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Noordhoek Eastern Cape (S)	King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Lookout Beach Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	4	2	4	4	4
Distance (km)	16	0	0	14	0	158	0	0	0	0	0	14	16	192	51	16	16	16	16	14	16	51	142	195
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Seal Point	Mtati	Van Stadens Mouth	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Mtati	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Kleinemonde		Kleinemonde	Kleinemonde	Riet River	Kleinemonde	J-Bay	J-Bay	Super Tubes	Super Tubes	Riet River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dolphin Point Overberg	Strandfontein West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Jongensfontein Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hell West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	9
Header Global	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Aganoa Beach Samoa	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Boulders Samoa	Cobblestones Australia	Brak River South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Barbel Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	9	6	6	4	4	4	4	4	5	9

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