Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is

16.9°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 (24 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 8AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (24 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s
Evening (24 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 24								Friday 25								Saturday 26
	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)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	1	0	2	1	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 13	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	162	137	147	269	763	1207	1534	1387	1384	1245	1100	1083	908	795	769	647	647	830	893	647	778	1470	1598	1799
Wind (km/h)	SW	SE	E	E	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	S	SW	WSW	W	W	WSW	SE	N	NE	ESE	E	SSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross	cross	on	cross
High Tide		2:17AM1.43m				2:35PM1.57m				2:45AM1.54m				3:02PM1.70m				3:14AM1.62m				3:30PM1.79m
Low Tide				8:25AM0.22m				8:46PM0.19m				8:51AM0.11m				9:14PM0.08m				9:18AM0.02m				9:42PM0.00m


	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	4	—	1
Temp °C	18	18	18	19	20	19	17	17	17	18	19	23	21	18	20	20	20	18	19	19	18	18	18	18
Feels °C	19	19	18	18	19	17	14	15	16	18	19	25	20	15	20	18	22	20	20	19	19	19	19	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	S 9	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 13	SW 14	SSW 14	SW 14
kJ	103	137	147	206	172	1207	1534	1387	1384	1245	1100	1083	908	795	769	647	647	830	893	647	778	1470	1598	1799
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	E 8	E 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 7	S 7	SE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ENE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 15	SSW 15	E 7	SE 7	E 7
kJ	162	80	60	269	763	147	103	194	32	30	14	137	121	85	68	85	61	47	35	422	428	39	27	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SW 11	SW 11	E 8	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 16	W 4	ENE 8	ENE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	S 9	SSE 10	ENE 7
kJ	45	137	110	64	87	49	—	—	—	—	—	22	21	13	13	82	9	19	18	21	22	39	35	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	S 5	—	ESE 9	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 6	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 6	—	WSW 3	WSW 5	W 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3
kJ	7	29	—	110	140	200	351	122	255	233	187	187	—	12	40	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Kellys Beach Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	De Kelders Overberg	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	2	3
Distance (km)	16	122	24	202	306	565	192	192	24	0	0	0	16	51	14	16	0	0	0	0	192	24	16	16
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Hullets Reef	Kleinemonde	Van Stadens Mouth	Hamburg (Port Alfred)					Van Stadens Mouth	Van Stadens Mouth	Kromme Rivermouth	Kromme Rivermouth	Tubes	Kleinemonde	Kleinemonde	Kleinemonde	Kleinemonde	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Van Stadens Mouth		Van Stadens Mouth	Mtati	Riet River
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	1					4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Paranoia Overberg	Hout Bay Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Vredenberg Point West Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	4	5	4	9	7	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	9	9	8

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