Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (03 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 11PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s 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) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 816 | 1315 | 2267 | 2552 | 2415 | 1343 | 1292 | 772 | 665 | 692 | 513 | 515 | 347 | 290 | 572 | 561 | 551 | 543 | 451 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:24PM1.36m | 7:51AM1.14m | 8:38PM1.19m | 9:48AM1.03m | 10:56PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM0.47m | 1:54PM0.53m | 3:06AM0.61m | 3:50PM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  | | | |  | |  |  | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 11 | SSE 8 | SW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 667 | 788 | 442 | 330 | 292 | 727 | 437 | 579 | 424 | 254 | 513 | 313 | 94 | 290 | 572 | 561 | 551 | 543 | 451 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SW 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SSW 9 | SW 11 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 549 | 24 | 17 | — | 251 | 239 | 182 | 171 | 124 | 293 | 138 | 222 | 109 | 66 | 66 | 47 | 47 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 9 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 11 | E 10 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | — | 26 | — | — | — | 30 | 31 | 19 | 51 | 109 | 150 | 189 | 107 | 75 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 816 | 1315 | 2267 | 2552 | 2415 | 1343 | 1292 | 772 | 665 | 692 | 230 | 515 | 347 | 270 | 220 | 220 | 167 | 187 | 130 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 306 | 390 | 1800 | 940 | 1066 | 1640 | 1356 | 3252 | 721 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 24 | 24 | 646 | 650 | 646 | 250 | 250 |
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