Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is

16.6°C

Doughnuts Backreef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 1PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	9s
Evening (29 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Thu night).
	Tuesday 29							Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	S 9	SSE 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SE 8	SE 10	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	799	799	657	459	326	380	380	369	363	262	377	488	533	433	369	363	268	253	205	202	161	151	146
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide						5:03PM1.76m				5:21AM1.56m				5:38PM1.64m				5:58AM1.44m				6:18PM1.47m
Low Tide			10:48AM0.02m					11:16PM0.06m				11:22AM0.11m				11:51PM0.17m				12:00PM0.25m


	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	15	18	18	17	16	16	15	15	18	28	28	23	21	22
Feels °C	13	12	12	11	11	11	11	10	9	9	11	11	9	9	10	9	11	15	26	25	20	19	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 10	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	799	799	657	459	326	270	217	153	207	262	377	488	533	433	369	288	202	253	205	202	161	151	146
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	471	367	361	243	192	380	380	369	363	228	231	418	401	384	357	363	268	142	142	92	69	51	36
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	—	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SE 11	SE 11	SW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	10	—	54	100	153	218	19	57	175	146	220	137	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 4	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	—	—	—	20	52	102	178	266	373	494	652	875	1305	1469	1891	1872	1566	1316	1044	963	1007	1272	1183
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	The Heads Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Heads Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Robberg Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	2	2	3	4	4
Distance (km)	24	224	613	613	613	250	250	250	250	224	235	232	250	250	193	193	193	24	0	0	192	24	24
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	Van Stadens Mouth																	Van Stadens Mouth	J-Bay	Van Stadens Mouth		Van Stadens Mouth	Magna Tubes
Rating (10 max)	4																	4	4	4		4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5

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