Doughnuts Backreef Surf Break

Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Issued: 7 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is
17.8° C

1.7°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 4AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
11
3
SE
12
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.3
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.3
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
2
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1599
2335
2369
2319
1908
1591
1404
1131
960
880
734
722
671
594
539
480
433
366
329
278
273
473
895
1111
Wind (km/h)
0
S
5
N
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
S
0
N
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
W
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
SE
10
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:54PM1.49m
5:57AM1.43m
6:28PM1.48m
6:33AM1.38m
7:06PM1.46m
7:14AM1.31m
Low Tide
11:56PM0.33m
12:08PM0.20m
00:33AM0.35m
12:42PM0.24m
1:15AM0.39m
1:20PM0.30m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
19
17
17
16
16
15
15
17
21
20
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
Feels °C
17
15
13
12
12
11
13
17
15
15
12
11
11
11
13
18
18
15
16
15
15
15
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SE
11
3
SE
12
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.5
SE
13
2.3
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.8
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.4
SE
12
1.3
ESE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
1.3
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
2
SW
12
Energy kJ
1599
2335
2369
2319
1908
1591
1404
1131
960
880
734
722
671
594
539
480
433
366
329
278
273
473
895
1111
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
9
1.3
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1.5
SW
10
1.6
SW
11
1.5
WSW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.4
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.4
SW
9
1.2
SW
9
1.2
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
1
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
1
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
Energy kJ
380
235
161
424
551
494
490
471
442
345
300
294
226
211
166
178
216
203
165
151
119
242
200
176
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
10
0.4
WSW
11
0.2
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
8
0.2
S
8
0.3
ENE
6
Energy kJ
224
236
170
40
37
69
81
79
108
175
173
162
220
217
171
208
221
183
144
178
273
75
5
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
Energy kJ
3
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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