Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Issued: 1 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is

15.4°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 6AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s
Evening (10 Oct)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon afternoon).
	Saturday 10								Sunday 11								Monday 12
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	3	1	0	4	4	4	3	3	3	0	0	0	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2708	2196	1978	1742	1638	1539	1565	1863	1922	1819	1791	1677	1677	1452	1246	1100	913	899	800	786	1058	869	800	1058
Wind (km/h)	N	NE	NE	ENE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	W	WSW	SW	NNW	WNW	ESE	NE	N	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	on
High Tide		3:13AM1.61m				3:26PM1.77m				3:42AM1.63m				3:55PM1.76m				4:11AM1.61m				4:22PM1.70m
Low Tide				9:15AM0.05m				9:40PM0.02m				9:43AM0.05m				10:06PM0.03m				10:11AM0.08m				10:32PM0.07m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	16	16	17	18	19	19	18	18	17	18	20	19	19	19	18	18	18	19	24	22	17	18	17	16
Feels °C	17	16	16	15	16	17	16	18	17	19	21	17	17	20	19	20	18	19	25	20	12	14	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	E 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	2708	2196	1978	1742	1638	1539	1565	1863	1922	1819	1791	1677	1677	1452	1246	1100	913	899	800	786	210	869	800	1058
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	WSW 12	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 6	E 6	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 9
kJ	81	80	80	81	79	—	263	57	59	60	211	51	38	148	142	108	160	188	224	220	290	288	356	246
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	WSW 4	W 4	—	E 9	—	—	—	E 12	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	65	67	67	65	6	3	—	64	—	—	—	68	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 5	E 5	E 6	—	—	WSW 3	W 4	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	SW 12	SW 5	SW 6	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	130	225	49	43	50	—	—	7	8	—	—	—	—	—	5	1058	90	72	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Noordhoek Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	West Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Noordhoek Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	4	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	250	232	250	192	24	0	0	14	16	52	0	0	0	0	0	0	137	194	51	14	16
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4					4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Strandfontein West Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Onrus Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	4	5	6	6	8	9	9	8	8	5	5	6	9	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5

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