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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 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
19.7° C
(Which is 1.8°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 8PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the W by Mon morning).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
1.1
SW
10
2.1
WSW
6
3
WSW
9
5
WSW
10
5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
548
461
311
256
256
183
193
197
239
232
228
241
205
198
194
163
157
130
125
220
322
1579
4225
4414
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
5
W
10
ENE
30
NE
10
NNW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:30AM1.07m
10:48PM1.16m
11:27AM1.09m
00:13AM1.27m
12:40PM1.18m
1:06AM1.40m
Low Tide
3:51PM0.60m
5:30AM0.63m
5:47PM0.55m
6:50AM0.51m
6:50PM0.44m
7:35AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
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6:47
6:48
6:48
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5:45
5:43
5:42
5:40
1
4
1
Temp °C
23
26
23
23
22
22
20
19
29
30
28
21
21
20
19
19
23
23
21
20
17
16
15
15
19
24
22
21
20
20
18
17
28
30
28
18
22
20
18
19
23
23
20
19
11
9
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
2
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
9
0.9
SW
12
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
548
461
311
256
586
498
402
355
356
304
228
230
230
234
199
163
163
163
175
180
219
190
154
92
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.1
S
17
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
256
183
193
197
239
232
6
241
205
198
194
163
157
130
125
29
54
33
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
10
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
Energy kJ
7
2
2
2
5
20
20
19
18
17
29
28
22
16
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
8
1.9
E
8
2
E
8
2.2
E
8
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
N
4
0.2
N
3
1.3
E
8
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
SW
4
1.1
SW
10
2.1
WSW
6
3
WSW
9
5
WSW
10
5
WSW
10
Energy kJ
470
489
546
666
6
6
1
235
8
10
10
7
7
11
220
322
1579
4225
4414
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
Distance (km)
24
0
24
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
51
0
14
16
14
14
61
16
16
231
407
597
639
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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