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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 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
21.4° 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 2PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
3
4
4
4
2
3
3
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131313121212121212121111111111111414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)969984933146014389768651006699874893782747666655583391338298224194268581236
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
NW
0
W
5
S
5
SSW
10
W
15
W
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:18AM
1.01
12:21AM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:51AM
0.77
5:50PM
0.65
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise-6:37-------6:37-------6:37------
Sunset----6:00-------5:59-------5:58---
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------11--1-----------
Temp. °C191920212020201919191920191819191818212221202019
Feels °C (?)161818202121222120201919191819201919212119171818
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