Doughnuts Backreef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is
17.7°C
1.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 9AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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 26°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
1
0
0
2
3
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.9
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
10
2
SW
10
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
748
636
528
316
257
344
465
411
390
389
324
313
591
164
234
241
292
231
270
585
727
1422
1358
1276
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
N
10
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
S
0
E
0
N
10
NE
15
NNE
15
N
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
SE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:43AM1.60m
4:03PM1.71m
4:11AM1.64m
4:30PM1.76m
4:40AM1.64m
4:59PM1.77m
Low Tide
9:51AM0.04m
10:11PM0.09m
10:17AM-0.00m
10:39PM0.05m
10:44AM-0.01m
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cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
22
21
20
23
21
18
19
19
24
26
20
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
15
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
21
19
19
17
21
21
19
20
18
20
22
17
14
13
13
14
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
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