
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (01 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 10PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu night, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
161 | 151 | 146 | 144 | 387 | 114 | 112 | 195 | 101 | 106 | 69 | 128 | 561 | 913 | 935 | 806 | 664 | 529 | 762 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:18PM1.47m | 6:42AM1.29m | 7:08PM1.28m | 7:51AM1.14m | 8:38PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM0.33m | 12:45PM0.42m | 1:26AM0.49m | 1:55PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 12 |
161 | 151 | 146 | 792 | 606 | 497 | 397 | 300 | 251 | 246 | 203 | 162 | 561 | 913 | 935 | 806 | 664 | 302 | 314 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 7 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 12 | WSW 10 |
87 | 50 | 36 | 144 | 15 | 114 | 112 | 195 | 59 | 106 | 69 | 46 | 122 | 111 | 86 | 64 | 66 | 272 | 186 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 4 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | — | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 |
— | — | — | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 101 | 99 | 59 | 128 | 3 | 3 | 6 | — | 90 | 55 | 38 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 |
963 | 1160 | 909 | — | 387 | 91 | 90 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 131 | 237 | 529 | 762 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 24 | 24 | 14 | 122 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 250 | 232 | 232 |
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