Doughnuts Backreef Surf Forecast

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

South Africa (273 surf breaks)

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

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 03 Nov 2025 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 19.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

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 Monday (Nov 03) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.3m and 11s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Doughnuts Backreef in the next 12 days are 2.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Nov 04) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 8s period and expected on Saturday (Nov 08) at 2PM.

Wave Type	Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	8AM (Mon 3rd Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m) 11s
Best Surf	8AM (Mon 3rd Nov)	7.5ft (2.3m) 11s
Most Powerful	5PM (Tue 4th Nov)	8ft (2.5m) 12s

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

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, fresh winds from the E by Fri afternoon).
	Monday 03			Tuesday 04			Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	1	0	4	2	1	3	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period(s) (?)	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	12	11	11	11	10	10	14	13	13	13
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	1350	1279	1325	1799	2008	1550	1092	882	515	361	461	427	304	194	168	87	85	189	517	613	649
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	WSW	SW	SW	WNW	SSE	SE	WNW	SE	SE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	E	ENE	SSE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)	1:59PM 1.74		2:24AM 1.58		2:38PM 1.84	3:03AM 1.66		3:18PM 1.87	3:42AM 1.69		3:57PM 1.84	4:21AM 1.66		4:38PM 1.75		5:03AM 1.60	5:20PM 1.60		5:48AM 1.49	6:05PM 1.43
Low Tide / height (m)			8:20PM 0.04	8:24AM 0.06		8:58PM -0.05	9:03AM -0.01		9:35PM -0.08	9:43AM -0.02		10:13PM -0.05	10:24AM 0.03		10:52PM 0.03	11:06AM 0.13		11:33PM 0.15	11:52AM 0.28		12:17AM 0.29

	Monday 03			Tuesday 04			Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Friday 07			Saturday 08			Sunday 09
Sunrise	5:16	-	-	5:15	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:13	-	-	5:11	-	-	5:11	-	-	5:09	-	-
Sunset	-	6:46	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:49	-	-	6:50	-	-	6:51	-	-	6:52	-	-	6:52	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	23	24	20	20	20	18	19	20	19	18	18	17	18	19	18	23	23	21	25	24	27
Feels °C (?)	20	21	22	18	17	17	18	18	19	15	15	15	15	14	14	20	20	21	24	22	26

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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).

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