Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 28 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is
16.6°C
2.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 3PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (28 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (28 Sep)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon night, strong winds from the ENE by Wed afternoon).

Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
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)
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SSW
10
1.3
SW
13
1.9
S
9
1.9
S
10
1.9
S
9
2
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
12
1.2
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1422
1254
1125
535
588
660
641
755
786
725
657
586
326
380
380
369
363
370
355
445
401
433
383
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
E
45
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:30PM1.82m
4:47AM1.64m
5:03PM1.76m
5:21AM1.56m
5:38PM1.64m
Low Tide
10:17AM-0.02m
10:43PM-0.01m
10:48AM0.02m
11:16PM0.06m
11:22AM0.11m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:56
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Temp °C
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
18
19
17
17
16
Feels °C
12
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
12
12
13
10
11
11
11
11
10
10
12
13
10
11
10
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