Doughnuts Backreef Surf Break

Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Issued: 1 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is
17.5° C

1.9°C colder than average for this time of year

Doughnuts Backreef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 5PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.2
SE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
539
480
441
373
329
278
273
291
772
1025
1074
927
836
753
617
1281
1290
1415
1298
1189
1189
1292
1497
1697
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
5
S
10
W
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
NW
5
E
10
E
10
NE
5
NNE
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
W
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
15
W
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
7:06PM1.46m
7:14AM1.31m
7:50PM1.43m
8:04AM1.23m
8:44PM1.38m
Low Tide
12:42PM0.24m
1:15AM0.39m
1:20PM0.30m
2:04AM0.43m
2:07PM0.38m
3:04AM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
18
22
21
20
18
17
17
17
18
20
19
18
19
19
17
16
17
18
17
16
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
14
18
18
17
16
14
15
14
16
18
15
15
16
15
13
13
13
16
16
16
16
14
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.2
SE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
539
480
441
373
329
278
273
291
772
1025
1074
927
836
753
617
1281
1290
1415
1298
1189
1189
1292
1497
1697
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
8
1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
SSW
14
1.2
SW
13
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
197
207
211
194
151
147
113
247
204
180
143
138
152
250
525
68
67
65
48
38
37
36
23
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
WSW
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
SW
20
Energy kJ
142
208
221
215
144
178
231
101
5
6
7
1
1
118
116
20
11
6
19
23
22
26
11
98
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.6
WSW
4
0.6
W
4
Energy kJ
6
3
14
14
10
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
14
0
14
0
14
0
8
8
0
0
14
16
16
16
16
16
14
0
0
14
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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