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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 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
18.3° C
(Which is 3.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today?

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 1AM is: 6.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)23ft (7.0m)13s
Afternoon (13 May)23ft (7.0m)13s
Evening (13 May)18ft (5.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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0
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4
4
3
3
2
3
4
4
5
5
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
6
SW
12
6
SW
12
7
SW
13
7
SW
13
7.5
SW
13
7
SW
13
6.5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8613
9114
10062
11665
14397
16850
17662
17706
13574
10774
8304
6431
5116
4378
3707
3249
2831
2290
2071
2630
4346
4555
4851
5081
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
45
W
50
W
50
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
00:48AM1.47m
1:15PM1.35m
1:32AM1.61m
1:59PM1.46m
2:14AM1.72m
Low Tide
6:26PM0.40m
7:13AM0.30m
7:14PM0.29m
7:55AM0.16m
7:58PM0.18m
8:36AM0.06m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:25
5:25
5:24
4
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
15
17
18
11
11
10
9
8
6
6
6
8
10
9
9
10
10
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
5.5
SW
13
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
Energy kJ
19
41
40
51
35
10774
5116
4378
3707
3249
2831
2290
2071
2630
4346
4555
4851
5081
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
S
15
0.1
SW
18
1.7
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
11
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
15
284
522
12
748
353
93
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.4
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
Energy kJ
15
12
31
31
67
171
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
6
SW
12
6
SW
12
7
SW
13
7
SW
13
7.5
SW
13
7
SW
13
6.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
Energy kJ
8613
9114
10062
11665
14397
16850
17662
17706
13574
8304
6431
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
6
7
9
4
4
4
9
4
4
6
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
Distance (km)
464
464
381
381
278
278
647
646
311
51
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
14
0
0
14
0
16
51
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
9
9
8
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
6
9
9
4
4
4
9
9
9
9
8
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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