Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Issued: 1 am 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is

19.7°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 10AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	14s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	14s
Evening (01 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 1								Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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)	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	3	3	4	4	3	2	0	0	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	503	512	308	859	1203	1203	1374	1259	1240	1100	1065	1031	1025	928	855	778	687	534	471	414	319	545	1126	1222
Wind (km/h)	W	W	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WSW	SW	SSE	ESE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy
High Tide				8:07AM1.21m				8:42PM1.11m				9:57AM1.19m				10:39PM1.08m					11:32AM1.28m
Low Tide	1:27AM0.46m					2:18PM0.60m				2:58AM0.56m				4:33PM0.63m				4:55AM0.55m					6:11PM0.52m


	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	18	19	18	19	19	18	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	16	18	20	21	20	20	19
Feels °C	19	16	17	16	17	16	16	17	16	16	16	15	16	14	14	16	16	16	17	18	19	18	20	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	503	512	297	859	1203	1203	1374	1259	1240	1100	1065	1031	1025	928	855	778	687	534	471	414	319	545	1126	1222
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	SW 14	E 8	E 8	ESE 11	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 10	E 10	E 7
kJ	86	86	308	64	48	70	60	98	96	70	70	80	80	53	14	28	29	30	23	115	307	308	33	204
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 8	SSW 10	ESE 12	E 8	E 8	ESE 10	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	E 11	SE 5	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	—
kJ	47	47	64	38	78	34	33	59	21	23	19	21	57	7	50	49	48	48	47	46	46	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 3	W 3	SW 4	SSW 5	SSW 6	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 4	SE 5	ESE 5	—	—	ESE 5	—	ESE 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	ENE 7
kJ	3	7	18	61	90	96	—	—	—	—	—	—	16	26	45	—	—	31	—	27	62	187	206	308
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	West Pier (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	16	16	194	16	16	16	16	16	14	0	0	14	16	16	137	0	0	0	0	565	250	250	24	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)	J-Bay	Kleinemonde		Kromme Rivermouth	Kromme Rivermouth	Leftovers	Hullets Reef	Leftovers	Kromme Rivermouth	Kromme Rivermouth	Kromme Rivermouth	Kromme Rivermouth	Kromme Rivermouth	Hamburg (Port Alfred)	Mtati	Mtati	Mtati	Mtati	Van Stadens Mouth				Van Stadens Mouth	Seal Point
Rating (10 max)	3	2		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3				4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Pringle Bay Overberg	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	Kromme Rivermouth Eastern Cape (S)	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	De Kelders Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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