Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 6PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
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 Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1271 | 1835 | 2582 | 2883 | 2615 | 2386 | 2071 | 1791 | 1510 | 1439 | 1315 | 1148 | 1025 | 681 | 828 | 645 | 887 | 1313 | 2575 | 3405 | 2536 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:15AM1.15m | 8:50PM1.25m | 9:16AM1.05m | 9:57PM1.15m | 10:50AM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM0.48m | 3:05AM0.59m | 3:03PM0.60m | 4:26AM0.65m | 4:33PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 1271 | 1835 | 2582 | 2883 | 2615 | 2386 | 2071 | 1791 | 1510 | 1439 | 1315 | 1148 | 1025 | 681 | 828 | 645 | 887 | 1313 | 110 | 91 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 14 | SW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 341 | 311 | 311 | 273 | 247 | 247 | 270 | 270 | 230 | 243 | 211 | 222 | 317 | 540 | 144 | 144 | 247 | 112 | 22 | 15 | 232 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | ENE 4 | E 4 | SSW 15 | S 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 7 | ENE 7 | SE 12 | E 8 | — | SSW 22 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 5 | 6 | 126 | 209 | 180 | 222 | 25 | 18 | 142 | 34 | — | 46 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 6 | — | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 93 | 80 | 77 | 658 | 585 | 72 | — | 2575 | 3405 | 2536 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 192 | 51 | 51 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 271 | 16 | 52 |
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