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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 10 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
19.2° C
(Which is 2.2°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 8AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (10 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (10 May)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
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
3
4
0
0
2
3
2
0
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7
0
0
0
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0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
2.1
WSW
7
3
WSW
9
4
WSW
11
5
WSW
11
6
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
SW
11
6
SW
12
7
SW
14
7.5
SW
14
8
SW
14
6.5
SW
14
6
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
845
713
561
441
335
419
1662
3790
6621
9092
7918
4696
2743
3162
10309
17281
23256
23966
16512
11548
9745
8239
7673
8326
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
45
NW
35
NW
10
WSW
25
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
55
NW
50
NW
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
W
40
W
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:54AM1.06m
10:58PM1.19m
11:24AM1.12m
00:00AM1.33m
12:26PM1.22m
Low Tide
3:38AM0.68m
4:06PM0.58m
5:21AM0.60m
5:27PM0.51m
6:25AM0.46m
6:26PM0.40m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:28
5:27
1
1
1
3
4
4
6
2
4
2
1
Temp °C
16
17
18
20
17
18
15
14
14
13
13
16
18
19
17
18
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
12
12
14
10
9
15
10
5
4
5
6
8
6
9
11
12
10
12
13
11
12
12
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.4
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
SW
11
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
845
713
561
441
304
234
145
80
116
72
6545
4696
2743
3162
35
35
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
1.3
SSW
13
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
549
451
444
437
335
286
75
54
25
16
72
72
498
37
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.7
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
13
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.5
SE
12
0.2
NNE
7
Energy kJ
6
6
18
14
61
86
44
42
16
8
72
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.7
N
4
0.9
NW
4
1.4
WNW
5
2.1
WSW
7
3
WSW
9
4
WSW
11
5
WSW
11
6
WSW
12
5.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
11
1.2
NNW
5
1
NNW
5
6
SW
12
7
SW
14
7.5
SW
14
8
SW
14
6.5
SW
14
6
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
5
SW
12
5.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
28
31
14
21
93
419
1662
3790
6621
9092
7918
4334
74
61
10309
17281
23256
23966
16512
11548
9745
8239
7673
8326
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
5
4
4
3
3
9
9
4
9
5
9
5
4
4
Distance (km)
8
8
0
202
231
16
51
471
652
192
193
255
390
390
403
51
232
17
17
195
51
142
306
464
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
9
9
9
9
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
2
4
5
4
4
3
3
9
9
9
9
9
9
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
4
5
4
8
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
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