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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 06 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
21.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today?

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 11AM is: 5.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)15ft (4.5m)16s
Afternoon (06 Apr)16ft (5.0m)15s
Evening (06 Apr)15ft (4.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
0
0
!
5
5
6
6
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2
S
1.9
SSW
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)161615151414141414131313131313131313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104601047911258104848740770266625711486442454486399136882240221119301713140012691087972736513469
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:29AM
1.50
5:45PM
1.38
5:54AM
1.39
6:12PM
1.27
6:21AM
1.26
6:44PM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:40AM
0.25
11:46PM
0.33
12:07PM
0.36
12:13AM
0.46
12:38PM
0.48
12:47AM
0.59
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise-6:33-------6:33-------6:35------
Sunset----6:07-------6:05-------6:04---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181719191919181716171919181918181716222522222826
Feels °C (?)131213131515151414161817161817161614202221232725
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