Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Issued: 1 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is

18.1° 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 (30 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 7AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Afternoon (30 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Evening (30 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s

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 12°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri night).
	Thursday 30								Friday 31								Saturday 1
	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	4	3	2	3	4	3	3	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1370	1370	1370	1235	1216	1045	1030	1030	932	867	854	757	659	527	437	374	286	281	203	167	127	123	125	127
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NNE	ENE	E	ESE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:06AM1.54m				4:31PM1.59m				4:35AM1.57m				5:00PM1.63m					5:05AM1.57m				5:29PM1.65m
Low Tide				10:18AM0.11m				10:35PM0.20m				10:45AM0.07m					11:04PM0.18m				11:13AM0.07m


	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:11	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	15	16	17	17	17	16	15	15	15	17	16	16	15	14	14	13	12	14	18	17	15	14
Feels °C	13	13	14	14	14	13	14	13	12	12	11	11	10	10	9	8	7	6	5	8	12	11	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	E 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	1370	1370	1370	1235	1216	1045	1030	1030	516	867	854	757	659	527	437	374	286	281	203	167	127	123	125	127
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	SSW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	404	413	422	430	440	449	449	—	932	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	12	12	10	40	63	56	73	73
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 11	S 18
kJ	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	505	—	516	505	619	685	366	567	668	866	1057	1040	989	1010	1083	1192	1137
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	8	250	24	0	0	0	24	224	250	250	192	192	192	192	193	193	232	192	192	192
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	6	5	7	6	9	5	6	6	9	8	7	6

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