Doughnuts Backreef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is
17.6° C
1.7° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 7PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (17 Jul)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (17 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.8
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.5
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
2
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
3
SW
10
2.4
SW
10
2
SW
9
1.8
SW
9
1.7
WSW
9
2.1
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
9
4
SW
10
4
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2455
2153
1746
1193
1010
864
703
441
432
461
712
1251
1799
1088
654
492
411
480
1607
3172
3230
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:02PM1.68m
6:11AM1.49m
6:41PM1.61m
6:50AM1.38m
7:21PM1.50m
Low Tide
11:41AM0.04m
00:11AM0.20m
12:17PM0.12m
00:50AM0.29m
12:52PM0.22m
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
17
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
18
17
16
16
Feels °C
14
16
16
16
16
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
14
14
11
11
11
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