Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 12AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Sat morning, strong winds from the E by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1224 | 1941 | 1830 | 1902 | 1584 | 1417 | 1286 | 1173 | 1207 | 1299 | 1005 | 614 | 603 | 603 | 478 | 482 | 1212 | 1325 | 2764 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:23PM1.77m | 3:37AM1.66m | 3:56PM1.82m | 4:08AM1.67m | 4:26PM1.82m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:37PM0.04m | 9:42AM-0.03m | 10:08PM0.00m | 10:12AM-0.03m | 10:37PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 1224 | 1941 | 1830 | 1902 | 1584 | 1417 | 1286 | 1173 | 1207 | 1299 | 1005 | 614 | 603 | 603 | 478 | 482 | 1212 | 1325 | 2764 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 8 | SSW 15 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 18 | — |
| kJ | 400 | 110 | 110 | 86 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 85 | 64 | 65 | 72 | 70 | 78 | 37 | 191 | 223 | 77 | 585 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SSW 8 | E 9 | SE 14 | E 9 | SSW 10 | SE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 110 | 8 | 3 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 22 | 39 | 8 | 39 | 116 | 7 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 33 | 22 | 19 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 119 | 207 | 171 | 125 | 127 | 223 | 241 | 248 | 358 | 573 | 800 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 250 | 232 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 250 | 232 | 250 | 250 |
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