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Doughnuts Backreef surfForecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa
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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
18.2° C
(Which is 3.2°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 11AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, near gales from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SE 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | |
713 | 561 | 441 | 335 | 537 | 1787 | 4764 | 8667 | 8295 | 8733 | 5492 | 4012 | 5025 | 10986 | 21271 | 17891 | 16617 | 13666 | 9479 | 8855 | 7544 | 7483 | 9049 | 11294 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 9:54AM1.06m | 10:58PM1.19m | 11:24AM1.12m | 00:00AM1.33m | 12:26PM1.22m | 00:48AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06PM0.58m | 5:21AM0.60m | 5:27PM0.51m | 6:25AM0.46m | 6:26PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:25 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — |
713 | 561 | 441 | 304 | 234 | 145 | 80 | 118 | 72 | 7157 | 5492 | 4012 | 37 | 35 | 14030 | — | — | 11689 | — | 8855 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
451 | 444 | 437 | 335 | 86 | 51 | 39 | 25 | 15 | 72 | 72 | 37 | 9 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 8 | N 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 18 | 21 | 63 | 1 | 44 | 44 | — | — | 16 | 6 | 6 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | NNW 5 | SW 12 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
28 | 14 | 14 | 91 | 537 | 1787 | 4764 | 8667 | 8295 | 8733 | — | 59 | 5025 | 10986 | 21271 | 17891 | 16617 | 13666 | 9479 | — | 7544 | 7483 | 9049 | 11294 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 202 | 231 | 16 | 440 | 464 | 192 | 51 | 194 | 442 | 390 | 398 | 414 | 232 | 232 | 17 | 464 | 195 | 51 | 16 | 251 | 454 | 424 |
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