Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (04 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 11PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 293 | 389 | 448 | 474 | 961 | 893 | 854 | 746 | 659 | 594 | 511 | 546 | 673 | 1308 | 2113 | 1057 | 2194 | 2308 | 1904 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:05PM1.09m | 12:06PM1.20m | 00:35AM1.20m | 1:07PM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36PM0.68m | 5:41AM0.58m | 6:38PM0.54m | 6:54AM0.43m | 7:31PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 25 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 293 | 389 | 448 | 474 | 720 | 559 | 586 | 542 | 659 | 594 | 654 | 607 | 588 | 614 | 587 | 463 | 347 | 964 | 1317 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 18 | 8 | 194 | 961 | 893 | 854 | 746 | 180 | 137 | 511 | 546 | 673 | 694 | — | — | — | 249 | 210 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 12 | — | — | WSW 11 | ENE 10 | ESE 8 | ENE 10 | SW 19 | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 14 | — | — | 23 | 133 | 177 | 133 | 15 | — | 41 | 242 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | ENE 8 | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | W 4 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 796 | 770 | 916 | 846 | — | 395 | — | 291 | 550 | 670 | — | — | 9 | 1308 | 2113 | 1057 | 2194 | 2308 | 1904 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 565 | 224 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 232 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 137 | 273 | 381 | 699 | 192 | 192 |
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