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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
18.7° C
(Which is 2.7°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 5AM is: 6.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 18ft (5.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Wed morning, light winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | |
19005 | 16388 | 11784 | 9757 | 9791 | 8627 | 7808 | 7848 | 9958 | 11999 | 14278 | 16357 | 16467 | 13036 | 9596 | 7896 | 5900 | 5009 | 4139 | 3493 | 2938 | 2647 | 2121 | 1886 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:00AM1.33m | 12:26PM1.22m | 00:48AM1.47m | 1:15PM1.35m | 1:32AM1.61m | 1:59PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:25AM0.46m | 6:26PM0.40m | 7:13AM0.30m | 7:14PM0.29m | 7:55AM0.16m | 7:58PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | |
1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | SW 14 | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | SSE 13 | — | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 |
19005 | — | 11784 | — | — | 4654 | — | — | 35 | — | 37 | 51 | 42 | 31 | — | — | — | — | 4139 | 3493 | 2938 | 2647 | 2121 | 1886 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | SSW 15 | S 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 284 | 610 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 18 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 14 | — | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 16388 | — | 9757 | 9791 | 8627 | 7808 | 7848 | 9958 | 11999 | 14278 | 16357 | 16467 | 13036 | 9596 | 7896 | 5900 | 5009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 308 | 51 | 464 | 17 | 232 | 194 | 17 | 251 | 278 | 278 | 288 | 424 | 646 | 311 | 194 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 0 |
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