Doughnuts Backreef surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 29 Nov 2025 SAST
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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
21.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today?

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 12AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Nov)--
Afternoon (30 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (30 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
4
5
5
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
4
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.1
SW
2.2
SSW
3
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
1.8
SSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)612127715141313131313131313131313131413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104144167161191503202528483691344631983076264124902345207120051697200511612111211119451703
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
20
W
15
SW
20
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:10PM
1.15
11:43AM
1.41
12:18AM
1.24
12:40PM
1.53
1:13AM
1.36
1:30PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:05PM
0.52
5:07AM
0.47
6:14PM
0.39
6:14AM
0.38
7:09PM
0.25
7:11AM
0.28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Sunrise-----5:00------4:58-------4:58---
Sunset7:12-------7:13-------7:14-------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212020191819212120191818171921212120202020212121
Feels °C (?)191819181716191920191819181920192021212119191818
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