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Doughnuts Backreef surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
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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 1.7°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 10PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | |
6184 | 5702 | 5222 | 4411 | 3518 | 2781 | 2315 | 1999 | 1686 | 1304 | 1024 | 845 | 645 | 533 | 437 | 335 | 2136 | 3769 | 6863 | 7235 | 7651 | 6412 | 4207 | 3443 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:53PM1.12m | 8:06AM1.08m | 9:29PM1.11m | 9:54AM1.06m | 10:58PM1.19m | 11:24AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:54AM0.66m | 2:32PM0.58m | 3:38AM0.68m | 4:06PM0.58m | 5:21AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | |
5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 |
6184 | 5702 | 5222 | 4411 | 3518 | 2781 | 2315 | 1999 | 1686 | 1304 | 1024 | 845 | 645 | 533 | 367 | 265 | 1289 | 145 | 82 | 98 | 93 | 6412 | 4207 | 3443 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
230 | 310 | 719 | 477 | 435 | 757 | 746 | 726 | 650 | 650 | 641 | 549 | 451 | 444 | 437 | 335 | 200 | 36 | 24 | 15 | — | 53 | 53 | 39 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | WSW 12 | E 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | SW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
219 | 196 | 51 | 180 | 184 | 30 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 305 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 64 | 72 | 46 | 42 | — | — | — | 16 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NNE 4 | N 4 | WNW 5 | W 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | NW 5 | NW 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 56 | 54 | 24 | 18 | 133 | 275 | 2136 | 3769 | 6863 | 7235 | 7651 | — | 162 | 206 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 194 | 194 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 158 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 192 | 407 | 471 | 192 | 192 | 271 | 192 | 193 |
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