Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 12AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5162 | 4180 | 3768 | 3517 | 2967 | 2436 | 2233 | 2310 | 2490 | 2641 | 2415 | 2267 | 2068 | 2034 | 1602 | 1298 | 1070 | 997 | 734 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross |
High Tide | 00:51AM1.16m | 1:38PM1.12m | 1:48AM1.24m | 2:23PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:31PM0.67m | 7:31AM0.55m | 7:41PM0.59m | 8:17AM0.45m | 8:26PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 5162 | 4180 | 3768 | 3517 | 2967 | 2436 | 2233 | 2310 | 2490 | 2641 | 2415 | 2267 | 2068 | 2034 | 1602 | 1298 | 1070 | 997 | 734 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 114 | 140 | 113 | 142 | 208 | 185 | 192 | 167 | 148 | 122 | 102 | 111 | 85 | 77 | 346 | 446 | 505 | 485 | 649 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 46 | 44 | 42 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | 74 | 35 | 32 | 16 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | 7 | 29 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 232 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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