Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Issued: 7 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is

17.4°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 (24 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 2PM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 24). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (24 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s
Evening (24 Sep)	6.5ft (2.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 24							Friday 25								Saturday 26
	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)	0	1	3	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	1	0	0	0	1	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	S 7	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	139	150	269	763	1207	1534	1519	1384	1245	1100	1083	964	795	769	647	647	830	984	658	876	1598	1598	1799
Wind (km/h)	SE	E	ENE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	E	NW	SW	NE	E	ESE	SE	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on
High Tide					2:35PM1.57m				2:45AM1.54m				3:02PM1.70m				3:14AM1.62m				3:30PM1.79m
Low Tide			8:25AM0.22m				8:46PM0.19m				8:51AM0.11m				9:14PM0.08m				9:18AM0.02m				9:42PM0.00m


	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	—	1	—	1	2	3	1
Temp °C	18	18	20	20	19	18	17	18	18	19	21	20	18	18	19	19	19	18	19	18	19	18	18
Feels °C	19	18	20	19	18	16	15	17	18	20	20	18	16	16	19	21	21	20	20	18	20	20	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	S 7	S 7	S 7	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 14
kJ	80	150	178	172	1207	1534	1519	1384	1245	1100	1083	964	795	769	647	647	830	984	658	876	1598	1598	1799
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	E 8	ESE 10	SSW 16	S 7	S 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 15	SSW 15	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 8
kJ	137	64	158	763	147	106	45	32	30	168	121	110	88	66	74	59	55	36	505	512	22	31	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	SW 11	SSW 16	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SSW 16	S 16	WSW 4	ENE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSE 11	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	48	110	269	87	49	—	—	—	—	14	21	13	13	13	82	131	6	18	21	31	37	16	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	—	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 7	E 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	WSW 4	WSW 4	W 5	W 4	—	—	—	—	E 7	—	—
kJ	139	—	—	140	200	324	326	284	247	—	—	—	14	33	42	15	—	—	—	—	35	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kellys Beach Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	De Kelders Overberg	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	King's Beach (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Salad Bowls Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	1	2	3	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2
Distance (km)	122	24	0	306	565	192	192	24	0	0	16	16	16	51	16	0	0	0	0	8	24	0	16
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	3					4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	4	5	4	9	5	4	9	7	5	4	4	6	4	5	4	5	5	9	9	8

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