Snow-ForecastSnow-ForecastMountain-ForecastMountain-ForecastTide-ForecastTide-ForecastWeather-ForecastWeather-Forecast
Search by country, region, or break
Search by country, region, or break

Quick Links

Surf Forecasts:

Doughnuts Backreef surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Doughnuts Backreef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is
22.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today?

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 11AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (17 Jan)5ft (1.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
4
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.9
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)101091010101010791011121212121212121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1452312171771842936528996431628268634783552312027792538214919021674146313561112918773
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SE
15
S
20
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glasscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
1.47
3:43AM
1.46
3:48PM
1.54
4:14AM
1.54
4:19PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:12AM
0.36
9:34PM
0.21
9:45AM
0.28
10:03PM
0.13
10:16AM
0.22
10:32PM
0.07
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tue
20
Sunrise-5:22-------5:24-------5:24------
Sunset----7:30-------7:30-------7:30---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C192021222221202019202021201919181719212120191918
Feels °C (?)202222222119161513131214141416151516171716171715
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves
Ben Mondy

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves

Huntington, Dribbleton, Virginia, Holland and the Superbank! We recently had a look at the world’s most consistent waves. This was based on the combination of swells and wind directed at 7,000 surf spots, as compiled from our data since 2006. Those stats, represented in easy-to-read graphics, are located under each wave’s spot guides, with historical swell and wind breakdowns available by month, season, and year. There is also an offshore filter, which shows how often the swells come with clean

Read more

Read more

Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Doughnuts Backreef surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

View detailed surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at:
surf-forecast.com

Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest