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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 02 Nov 2025 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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today?

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 4PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (02 Nov)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (02 Nov)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
02
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
1
0
3
4
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
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
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)131212121212121111111111111112121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)315921132302204418051584147413991350127912791279130214931706173517991859188418841710155014031213
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
5
ESE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
E
5
SSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
5
W
5
N
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossoncrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:20PM
1.59
1:44AM
1.47
1:59PM
1.74
2:24AM
1.58
2:38PM
1.84
3:03AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:42PM
0.18
7:44AM
0.16
8:20PM
0.04
8:24AM
0.06
8:58PM
-0.05
Sunday
02
Monday
03
Tuesday
04
Wednesday
05
Sunrise-------5:16-------5:15-------5:13
Sunset--6:45-------6:46-------6:47-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181817171615151723232119181717171920181817171618
Feels °C (?)131414171513131520202020161415151617151715161618
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