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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 02 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
19.7° C
(Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today?

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 10AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 02). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (02 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (02 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SW
1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131312121212131313121212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35231834733648048854551259363482756110371053954882695683555494427298205198
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
W
30
W
25
W
10
NNW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:48AM
1.75
4:03PM
1.62
4:15AM
1.74
4:29PM
1.60
4:40AM
1.69
4:55PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:37PM
0.06
10:00AM
0.04
10:03PM
0.05
10:25AM
0.05
10:29PM
0.08
10:50AM
0.09
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise---6:30-------6:31-------6:31----
Sunset------6:12-------6:10-------6:08-
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------------1449-----
Temp. °C202019202425232220202122252523202020191920202019
Feels °C (?)222220212527242320181923272625202021181718181818
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