
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 10PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2898 | 2803 | 1810 | 1346 | 1247 | 1619 | 1791 | 1709 | 1341 | 1298 | 1094 | 1013 | 944 | 944 | 1025 | 990 | 699 | 675 | 1034 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:13PM1.39m | 6:26AM1.24m | 6:39PM1.24m | 6:55AM1.10m | 7:12PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:23AM0.39m | 12:27PM0.46m | 00:53AM0.53m | 12:58PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 13 |
2898 | 2803 | 1810 | 1346 | 1247 | 1619 | 1791 | 1709 | 1341 | 1298 | 1094 | 1013 | 944 | 944 | 1025 | 990 | 699 | 675 | 1034 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — |
202 | 202 | 164 | 164 | 171 | 174 | 177 | 177 | 174 | 167 | 161 | — | — | — | — | — | 316 | 307 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
356 | — | 260 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 |
— | — | 251 | 440 | 604 | 423 | 330 | 331 | 357 | 331 | 335 | 425 | 444 | 417 | 407 | 427 | 498 | 569 | 694 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 52 | 232 | 158 | 250 | 250 | 236 | 236 | 306 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 250 | 646 | 647 | 3251 | 250 | 250 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South) | |||||||||||||||||||
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