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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 27 Nov 2025 SAST
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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
21.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today?

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 11AM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (27 Nov)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (27 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sun
30
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.4
SW
2
SSE
2.5
SE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.4
SE
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
1.8
ESE
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
1.5
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
1.5
SSW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)12111110108888810101199957777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10871104887971420527836361356244675440525424896401415408432516253494
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
40
ENE
30
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
30
E
10
NNE
15
NNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoffoffcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:56AM
1.22
8:09PM
1.13
9:16AM
1.23
9:43PM
1.10
10:36AM
1.30
11:10PM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:03PM
0.60
2:25AM
0.50
3:33PM
0.60
3:46AM
0.51
5:05PM
0.52
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sun
30
Sunrise-5:00-------5:00-------5:00------
Sunset----7:09-------7:10-------7:12---
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----1-------201---11----
Temp. °C202121212020202021222423231919212020212221202019
Feels °C (?)202119191717161819202219212019171616171817171716
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