
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 1PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | 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 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2967 | 2436 | 2233 | 2310 | 2641 | 2641 | 2415 | 2267 | 2068 | 1914 | 1602 | 1298 | 1070 | 997 | 734 | 1311 | 1697 | 1359 | 2341 | 1572 | 2207 | 1688 | 7045 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:38PM1.12m | 1:48AM1.24m | 2:23PM1.22m | 2:30AM1.33m | 3:00PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31AM0.55m | 7:41PM0.59m | 8:17AM0.45m | 8:26PM0.49m | 8:51AM0.34m | 9:02PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | 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 13 | E 7 | SW 12 | E 8 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 17 |
2967 | 2436 | 2233 | 2310 | 2641 | 2641 | 2415 | 2267 | 2068 | 1914 | 1602 | 1298 | 1070 | 997 | 734 | 1311 | 44 | 1359 | 42 | 1572 | 2207 | 1688 | 7045 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 6 | ESE 8 | E 7 | SE 9 | S 20 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | ENE 9 |
208 | 185 | 192 | 167 | 122 | 122 | 102 | 111 | 85 | 75 | 346 | 446 | 505 | 485 | 649 | 35 | 7 | 54 | 3 | 194 | 1023 | 1245 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | S 9 | WSW 12 | SSW 16 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 70 | 35 | 32 | 10 | 27 | 40 | 57 | 153 | 47 | 32 | 32 | 22 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 6 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 23 | — | — | 1697 | 166 | 2341 | 245 | 350 | 576 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 | 51 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 695 | 306 | 235 |
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