
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (03 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 11PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 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) | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
664 | 302 | 240 | 396 | 421 | 472 | 482 | 576 | 293 | 389 | 448 | 474 | 961 | 893 | 854 | 746 | 604 | 527 | 511 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:38PM1.11m | 10:08AM1.07m | 11:05PM1.09m | 12:06PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:05AM0.62m | 4:36PM0.68m | 5:41AM0.58m | 6:38PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 26 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 25 | 29 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 |
664 | 302 | 240 | 396 | 389 | 308 | 263 | 244 | 293 | 389 | 448 | 474 | 628 | 365 | 854 | 746 | 604 | 527 | 700 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 8 | E 10 | ESE 9 | SW 19 | SW 13 |
60 | 272 | 203 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 18 | 8 | 194 | 961 | 893 | 286 | 96 | 151 | 14 | 511 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | — | WSW 11 | E 9 | E 10 | — | ENE 10 | — | SW 16 |
81 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | 12 | 113 | 117 | — | 133 | — | 41 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 |
38 | 74 | 236 | 288 | 421 | 472 | 482 | 576 | 743 | 832 | 808 | 786 | — | 314 | 178 | 301 | 302 | 621 | 847 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 158 | 232 | 224 | 232 | 235 | 565 | 565 | 250 | 192 | 192 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 0 | 0 |
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