Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is
17.4°C
1.9° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 6PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
2
SSW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
2.5
SW
10
2.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.6
SW
10
1.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
706
718
1621
1824
1773
1661
1519
1387
1179
3041
1231
1325
1460
1486
1339
1100
659
535
527
469
561
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
ESE
10
SW
15
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:30PM1.79m
3:44AM1.67m
3:59PM1.83m
4:15AM1.68m
4:30PM1.82m
Low Tide
9:18AM0.02m
9:42PM0.00m
9:47AM-0.02m
10:12PM-0.03m
10:17AM-0.02m
10:43PM-0.01m
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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 mm
2
3
6
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Temp °C
19
19
17
17
17
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
20
21
17
17
14
12
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
14
13
13
13
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