Doughnuts Backreef Surf Forecast

/ Eastern Cape (S) (37 surf breaks) /

South Africa (273 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

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

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 29 Aug 2025 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 17.5° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Doughnuts Backreef this week:

The surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 29) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 11s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Doughnuts Backreef in the next 12 days are 3.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 04) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 7s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 02) at 5AM.

Wave Type	Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	8PM (Fri 29th Aug)	10ft (3.0m) 15s
Best Surf	8PM (Fri 29th Aug)	10ft (3.0m) 15s
Most Powerful	8AM (Thu 4th Sep)	11ft (3.5m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Doughnuts Backreef over the next 12 days.

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

12 Days Hourly

Print Table

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun morning).											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night).
	Fri 29		Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	4	2	1	3	3	0	0	3	4	2	2	3	2	2	1	0	2	4	3	5	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	15	14	14	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	11	14	13	13	12
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	4523	3846	2789	2574	2128	2601	2715	2995	3185	2297	1646	1682	1591	1430	1143	1897	2572	5156	4107	3611	2629
Wind (km/h)	SSE	WSW	WSW	ESE	NE	WSW	SW	W	E	E	ENE	NE	E	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	SW	SSE	NE	ENE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	on	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	6:42PM 1.35		6:51AM 1.18	7:11PM 1.22		7:25AM 1.06	7:57PM 1.09		8:51AM 0.93		10:30PM 1.00	12:25PM 0.97		12:40AM 1.10	1:28PM 1.13		1:33AM 1.25		2:04PM 1.31	2:11AM 1.40
Low Tide / height (m)		12:54AM 0.45	12:54PM 0.49		1:29AM 0.58	1:29PM 0.62		2:31AM 0.70		2:45PM 0.75		5:55AM 0.72	6:28PM 0.73		7:20AM 0.57	7:33PM 0.58		7:56AM 0.41		8:10PM 0.41	8:26AM 0.25

	Fri 29		Saturday 30			Sunday 31			Monday 01			Tuesday 02			Wednesday 03			Thursday 04
Sunrise	-	-	6:39	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:37	-	-	6:35	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:33	-	-	6:31
Sunset	5:57	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:58	-	-	5:59	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:00	-	-	6:00	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	18	16	17	17	17	18	18	16	16	17	17	20	23	20	18	17	16	17	17	16	19
Feels °C (?)	16	16	14	15	15	12	12	12	15	13	13	17	20	20	15	13	11	15	14	15	17

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape (S)

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Doughnuts Backreef (calm at Springfield wx 8 km from Doughnuts Backreef). A 3.1m groundswell from the SSW
33 minutes ago Doughnuts Backreef

Expand

View all

Actual: 33 min ago

5 km/h

SSE

Clean

Please reload the page to see if there are any updates.

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Doughnuts Backreef surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Information about the Doughnuts Backreef Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Doughnuts Backreef provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Doughnuts Backreef can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Doughnuts Backreef surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Doughnuts Backreef) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.