Doughnuts Backreef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.04° S 25.49° E

Issued: 7 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Doughnuts Backreef sea temperature is

18.8°C

Doughnuts Backreef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 3PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s
Evening (27 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 27							Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	4	4	3	2	2	3	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SW 11	SE 8	SW 10	SE 9	SSW 19	SSW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	174	149	146	130	130	130	109	93	95	93	109	119	123	106	132	441	651	1070	1571	1254	1760	1550	1665
Wind (km/h)	NW	E	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	WSW	WSW	SSW	SW	W	NNE	NNE	ENE	NE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					4:09PM1.80m				4:31AM1.63m				4:47PM1.72m					5:10AM1.56m				5:27PM1.59m
Low Tide			9:56AM0.01m				10:24PM-0.02m				10:33AM0.06m					11:01PM0.06m				11:13AM0.15m


	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—
mm	2	16	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	18	19	19	18	17	17	16	17	19	19	19	18	17	16	16	18	22	22	21	19	19
Feels °C	18	17	16	16	16	15	14	15	15	17	18	17	19	19	18	16	16	17	20	20	19	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 8	E 7	E 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 11	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	104	149	146	130	112	100	109	93	95	104	89	109	123	90	132	129	220	1070	1571	1254	1760	1550	1665
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 10	WSW 10	SE 8	SE 8	E 7	E 7	SW 10	SW 10	SSW 19	SSW 18	SE 10	SE 10	WSW 11	—	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	174	27	47	59	130	130	88	80	56	93	109	56	44	106	64	441	651	192	220	200	—	110	154
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SE 10	S 9	S 9	SSW 13	SE 10	SW 10	SW 13	SW 12	WSW 10	WSW 10	SW 11	SW 11	E 6	E 7	SW 10	SW 11	WSW 10	SW 9	WSW 9	—	—	—
kJ	115	25	14	6	17	16	16	41	73	55	55	119	114	30	33	104	134	182	81	154	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	E 7	—	WSW 3	WSW 4	—	—	—	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 6	E 7
kJ	165	268	285	226	144	149	152	165	148	—	1	7	—	—	—	34	35	34	36	289	355	209	192
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Boneyards Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Loch Ness (Noordhoek) Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Doughnuts Backreef Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	51	24	194	250	192	192	24	0	14	16	16	16	0	0	0	0	0	8	250	250	24	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	3					2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4			4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Strandfontein West Coast	Cape St Francis Eastern Cape (S)	Mpame Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Koeel Bay Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Beach Road Cape Town	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	4	6	5	5	5	4	6	6	5	8	5	6	5

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