
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (18 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 10PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
826 | 675 | 1092 | 946 | 851 | 812 | 706 | 683 | 555 | 661 | 478 | 665 | 1810 | 2095 | 2050 | 1933 | 1756 | 1514 | 1279 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 7:12PM1.09m | 7:50AM0.96m | 9:05PM0.96m | 11:57AM0.95m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37AM0.67m | 1:53PM0.75m | 4:27AM0.76m | 6:26PM0.77m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
826 | 675 | 1092 | 946 | 851 | 812 | 407 | 390 | 400 | 354 | 311 | 271 | 1810 | 2095 | 2050 | 1933 | 1756 | 1514 | 1279 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
316 | 307 | — | — | 12 | 12 | 706 | 683 | 555 | 661 | 478 | 665 | 234 | 199 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 160 | 129 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | — | SW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 15 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | 66 | 99 | — | 372 | 363 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
437 | 436 | 469 | 542 | 604 | 531 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 224 | 224 | 192 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 232 | 0 | 8 |
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