Doughnuts Backreef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is
17.4° C
2.0° 

Doughnuts Backreef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 6AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (21 Jul)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (21 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
3
4
3
5
4
4
4
4
3
0
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
11
1
SSW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
2.1
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
2.3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
SW
11
3.5
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
463
493
1384
1271
1835
2582
2883
2615
2386
2071
1791
1510
1439
1315
1148
1025
774
828
688
566
1488
2751
3213
2838
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
S
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
8:15AM1.15m
8:50PM1.25m
9:16AM1.05m
9:57PM1.15m
10:50AM0.99m
Low Tide
2:13AM0.49m
2:09PM0.48m
3:05AM0.59m
3:03PM0.60m
4:26AM0.65m
4:33PM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
17
15
15
15
13
13
13
17
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
11
12
12
15
16
14
14
13
10
11
11
14
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
14
13
12
11
11
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