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Doughnuts Backreef Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Doughnuts Backreef surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.7° C
(Which is 2.0°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 7PM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 4.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 18ft (5.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 7892 | 7409 | 6514 | 5523 | 4727 | 4626 | 4277 | 3993 | 4022 | 4180 | 5506 | 8035 | 8707 | 8047 | 8735 | 8911 | 10396 | 9783 | 10986 | 10865 | 10186 | 8917 | 7655 | 6186 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:36PM 1.54 | 5:54AM 1.56 | 6:21PM 1.41 | 6:42AM 1.38 | 7:19PM 1.27 | 7:45AM 1.19 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:27AM 0.08 | 11:39PM 0.17 | 12:07PM 0.21 | 12:25AM 0.33 | 12:55PM 0.37 | 1:23AM 0.50 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 |
| Sunset | - | - | 5:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:46 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
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