Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 4PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 18°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 278 | 233 | 224 | 194 | 191 | 162 | 137 | 152 | 269 | 763 | 1207 | 1534 | 1387 | 1510 | 1363 | 1100 | 1083 | 908 | 795 | 769 | 647 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:08PM1.42m | 2:17AM1.43m | 2:35PM1.57m | 2:45AM1.54m | 3:02PM1.70m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:19PM0.33m | 8:25AM0.22m | 8:46PM0.19m | 8:51AM0.11m | 9:14PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 22 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 311 | 228 | 195 | 160 | 127 | 103 | 108 | 152 | 152 | 208 | 1207 | 1534 | 1387 | 1510 | 1363 | 1100 | 1083 | 908 | 795 | 769 | 647 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 278 | 233 | 224 | 194 | 191 | 162 | 78 | 60 | 269 | 763 | 146 | 117 | 61 | 32 | — | 137 | 117 | 99 | 68 | 58 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | WSW 4 | ESE 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 8 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 84 | 80 | 32 | 49 | 13 | 53 | 137 | 90 | 64 | 87 | 51 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | E 5 | ESE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | — | WSW 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 17 | 24 | — | 13 | 31 | 15 | 173 | 113 | 200 | 302 | 228 | 219 | 225 | 166 | — | 5 | 44 | 32 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 52 | 51 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 306 | 565 | 192 | 192 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 51 | 0 | 14 |
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