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Doughnuts Backreef Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /
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Doughnuts Backreef surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
18.3° C
(Which is 3.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today?
The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 9PM is: 5.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 20ft (6.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 May) | 18ft (5.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
9757 | 9052 | 8862 | 9165 | 9750 | 11074 | 13186 | 14510 | 16104 | 15913 | 12945 | 10140 | 8053 | 6129 | 5032 | 4139 | 3646 | 3102 | 2692 | 2158 | 1886 | 2092 | 3761 | 4511 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 12:26PM1.22m | 00:48AM1.47m | 1:15PM1.35m | 1:32AM1.61m | 1:59PM1.46m | 2:14AM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26PM0.40m | 7:13AM0.30m | 7:14PM0.29m | 7:55AM0.16m | 7:58PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — |
 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SSE 14 | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 9757 | 9052 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 35 | 35 | — | — | — | — | 5032 | 4139 | 3646 | 3102 | 2692 | 2158 | 1886 | 2092 | 3761 | 4511 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | S 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | WSW 12 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | 1512 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | 222 | 355 | 12 | 646 | 67 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | SW 18 | — | SW 18 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 13 | — | 12 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 8862 | 9165 | 9750 | 11074 | 13186 | 14510 | 16104 | 15913 | 12945 | 10140 | 8053 | 6129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 923 | 1041 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 195 | 17 | 278 | 306 | 381 | 306 | 288 | 471 | 646 | 607 | 51 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
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