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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 09 May 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
19.7° C
(Which is 1.7°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 7AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (09 May)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
5
5
4
2
3
3
4
4
2
0
0
2
2
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2
0
2
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
2.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
5
SW
12
7
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4075
3636
2875
2315
1999
1686
1304
1075
845
645
523
437
335
1051
2349
6289
7500
7626
6534
4823
4262
2974
7721
16062
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
NE
5
SSE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
45
NW
40
WNW
30
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
50
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
30
W
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:06AM1.08m
9:29PM1.11m
9:54AM1.06m
10:58PM1.19m
11:24AM1.12m
Low Tide
1:54AM0.66m
2:32PM0.58m
3:38AM0.68m
4:06PM0.58m
5:21AM0.60m
5:27PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:29
5:28
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
17
20
17
17
16
17
17
18
18
19
17
15
14
13
13
13
16
20
20
20
16
10
10
12
16
19
14
14
12
13
12
14
8
11
10
6
5
5
6
6
8
10
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.3
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
SE
10
1.6
SW
12
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
0.4
SE
12
3.5
WSW
12
5
SW
12
6
SW
13
Energy kJ
4075
3636
2875
2315
1999
1686
1304
1075
845
645
523
392
265
200
712
48
118
92
6534
4823
37
2974
7721
11346
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SE
10
0.5
SE
12
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.2
ENE
9
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
Energy kJ
477
435
757
746
726
726
650
641
549
451
444
437
335
286
148
75
15
15
73
38
8
37
36
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
E
6
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
SE
12
Energy kJ
180
184
30
16
16
15
305
301
6
6
19
19
64
68
51
24
8
6
18
5
10
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
5
0.9
W
5
1
W
5
0.8
ENE
3
1.2
NE
5
1
ENE
5
1.1
NE
4
0.6
N
4
1.6
NW
5
2
W
6
2.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
10
5
WSW
11
5
WSW
12
5
WSW
12
1.4
NW
5
4
WSW
12
1.7
NW
6
1.4
NNW
6
7
WSW
13
Energy kJ
53
35
44
13
62
52
43
10
137
266
1051
2349
6289
7500
7626
110
4262
197
122
16062
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
4
3
1
2
9
Distance (km)
16
0
0
0
0
232
158
8
0
0
14
202
192
578
438
440
192
51
193
424
377
192
403
51
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
8
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
8
4
4
4
1
2
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
9
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