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Doughnuts Backreef surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
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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
18.2° C
(Which is 3.2°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 7PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
441 | 335 | 469 | 1877 | 5638 | 7349 | 7752 | 6766 | 5153 | 3888 | 5028 | 10065 | 25437 | 21756 | 19757 | 13048 | 11106 | 11464 | 8284 | 7673 | 8399 | 10343 | 12738 | 14619 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 9:54AM1.06m | 10:58PM1.19m | 11:24AM1.12m | 00:00AM1.33m | 12:26PM1.22m | 00:48AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06PM0.58m | 5:21AM0.60m | 5:27PM0.51m | 6:25AM0.46m | 6:26PM0.40m | 7:13AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | |
— | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | |
— | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
441 | 304 | 234 | 145 | 80 | 118 | 72 | 6766 | 5153 | 3888 | 37 | 35 | 16564 | — | — | 13048 | 11106 | 10367 | 7123 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 10 | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
437 | 335 | 286 | 69 | 39 | 26 | 16 | 72 | 72 | 57 | 18 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
21 | 63 | 86 | 44 | 42 | — | — | 16 | 16 | 8 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | NNW 5 | WSW 11 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
16 | 93 | 469 | 1877 | 5638 | 7349 | 7752 | — | — | 49 | 5028 | 10065 | 25437 | 21756 | 19757 | — | — | 11464 | 8284 | 7673 | 8399 | 10343 | 12738 | 14619 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 202 | 277 | 17 | 51 | 464 | 570 | 51 | 271 | 255 | 255 | 403 | 51 | 232 | 454 | 308 | 51 | 51 | 17 | 16 | 454 | 454 | 464 | 288 | 288 |
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