Doughnuts Backreef Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is
15.3°C
3.8° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 4PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (24 Aug)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (24 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the ENE by Wed night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
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)
3
4
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SSW
14
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
14
1.9
SSW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
15
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1497
1229
1094
897
980
1676
2001
2160
2466
3183
1684
4240
3713
1945
2846
2723
1942
2535
3074
4944
4590
2764
2402
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
35
E
35
E
40
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:12PM1.23m
2:16AM1.32m
2:42PM1.38m
2:46AM1.44m
3:09PM1.51m
Low Tide
8:06AM0.47m
8:18PM0.49m
8:34AM0.34m
8:47PM0.36m
9:00AM0.21m
9:15PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:53
5:54
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
13
15
16
16
16
15
16
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
13
11
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
11
13
13
13
15
13
16
15
13
11
12
10
9
9
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