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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 28 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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.9°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 11PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (28 Apr)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
3
3
!
!
8
5
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
4
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4.5
S
13
4.5
S
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.4
SW
14
1.7
SSW
13
3
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5245
5078
5125
6008
6697
6621
5903
4752
3890
2681
2705
1783
1338
1072
857
718
1002
4442
5409
5263
4518
3985
3606
2891
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
0
ENE
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:05PM1.38m
2:18AM1.58m
2:38PM1.45m
2:48AM1.63m
3:08PM1.50m
3:17AM1.64m
Low Tide
8:08PM0.27m
8:38AM0.19m
8:38PM0.22m
9:05AM0.14m
9:07PM0.18m
9:32AM0.11m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:50
6:52
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5:39
5:38
5:37
5:37
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
14
14
17
18
17
16
16
15
14
15
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
15
18
18
9
11
10
9
10
10
14
15
16
16
16
14
13
14
18
17
16
14
13
13
13
12
17
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
4
SSW
12
4
SSW
12
4.5
S
13
4.5
S
14
4
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
3
S
13
2.5
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.7
SSW
13
3
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
33
5078
5125
6008
6697
6621
5903
4752
3890
2681
2705
1783
1338
1072
857
718
1002
4442
5409
5263
4518
3985
3606
2891
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
1.3
SW
10
0.6
SSW
15
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
33
32
32
18
18
18
18
18
318
179
246
236
181
822
661
471
291
183
146
88
65
38
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SW
16
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
15
0.3
E
10
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
1
SSW
14
0.3
E
10
0.3
ENE
4
0.8
SSW
19
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
33
33
33
67
31
84
17
198
259
389
16
3
466
19
18
18
18
18
17
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SSW
12
1.8
WSW
10
0.4
ENE
4
Energy kJ
5245
653
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
3
4
5
8
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
194
51
17
17
16
0
14
16
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
14
61
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape (South)
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
7
8
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
9
8
9
8
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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