Doughnuts Backreef Surf Forecast

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South Africa (273 surf breaks)

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Doughnuts Backreef surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 17 Jun 2025 SAST

Forecast 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 19.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today?

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 7PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jun)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (17 Jun)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Evening (17 Jun)	11ft (3.5m)	14s

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

Hourly 12 Days

Eastern Cape (South) Surf

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	Tuesday 17					Wednesday 18								Thursday 19								Friday 20								Saturday 21								Sunday 22								Monday 23								Tuesday 24
	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	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	0	2	4	4	!	0	0	0	!	!	!	!	!	!	!	6	5	5	5	5	5	9	!	!	0	!	!	0	0	!	!	!	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	0	0	!	!	!	!	8	8	8	7	6
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	14	14	14	14	14	13	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	11	12	13	14	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	3454	4005	4242	4369	4881	4597	5895	10342	11209	9725	8519	7331	15134	6916	7435	8830	7919	7441	6737	5769	5200	4524	4243	10700	14171	8749	12450	16165	16491	13036	10355	8709	6973	6726	5280	4497	3931	3285	2797	2149	1755	1434	1146	877	883	1692	2855	3373	3088	3721	5110	10597	9758	9022	8139	7432	7241	7561	6792	5895
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	SW	SW	W	W	WNW	NW	NW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	S	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	NW	W	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	NNW	NE	NE	ENE	NNE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)					8:09PM 1.39				8:25AM 1.22				9:13PM 1.38				9:40AM 1.17				10:23PM 1.40				10:59AM 1.18					11:33PM 1.44				12:13PM 1.23				12:37AM 1.49				1:16PM 1.32				1:36AM 1.55					2:11PM 1.41				2:29AM 1.59				3:01PM 1.49
Low Tide / height (m)		1:35PM 0.33					2:21AM 0.47				2:30PM 0.39				3:33AM 0.48				3:37PM 0.43				4:51AM 0.45				4:53PM 0.44					6:06AM 0.38				6:09PM 0.40				7:09AM 0.30				7:16PM 0.34					8:04AM 0.22				8:14PM 0.26				8:52AM 0.15

	Tuesday 17					Wednesday 18								Thursday 19								Friday 20								Saturday 21								Sunday 22								Monday 23								Tuesday 24
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:22	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:15	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	16	15	15	14	14	15	16	16	16	15	15	14	13	13	13	15	16	15	14	14	13	12	13	18	20	18	16	15	16	16	16	16	17	16	15	14	13	13	14	18	19	17	16	15	15	15	15	17	17	16	16	15	14	13	12	15	18	18	17
Feels °C (?)	14	12	10	9	10	9	9	8	8	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	14	13	12	12	11	11	9	9	13	13	11	6	5	7	8	10	12	14	14	13	11	10	10	11	15	16	14	13	12	11	10	11	12	12	10	10	10	10	10	10	12	14	15	13

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