Surf Forecasts:
Doughnuts Backreef surf forecast from 7 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 8 Jun, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period, SW swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 13 Jun, 8PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period, SW swell with 3,254 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 7 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Doughnuts Backreef this week:
The surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 07) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.5m and 11s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Doughnuts Backreef in the next 16 days are 3.0m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 13) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 11s period and expected on Sunday (Jun 07) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sun 7th Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Mon 8th Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Sat 13th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Doughnuts Backreef over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 821 | 825 | 1285 | 1319 | 1319 | 1083 | 813 | 800 | 1626 | 1476 | 930 | 817 | 1375 | 1671 | 1848 | 1103 | 884 | 450 | 1995 | 2335 | 1346 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:36PM1.28m | 8:52AM1.14m | 9:43PM1.30m | 10:12AM1.13m | 10:52PM1.35m | 11:29AM1.17m | 11:57PM1.43m | 12:34PM1.26m | 00:55AM1.52m | 1:31PM1.36m | 1:49AM1.61m | 2:22PM1.46m | 2:40AM1.67m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48AM0.55m | 2:58PM0.47m | 4:05AM0.53m | 4:09PM0.48m | 5:21AM0.46m | 5:22PM0.45m | 6:28AM0.36m | 6:30PM0.38m | 7:24AM0.25m | 7:29PM0.29m | 8:15AM0.16m | 8:24PM0.20m | 9:02AM0.09m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 |
 | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 9 | E 8 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | E 9 | E 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 821 | 825 | 1285 | 1319 | 1319 | 1083 | 813 | 800 | 1626 | 1476 | 930 | 817 | 73 | 51 | 1848 | 1103 | 884 | 450 | 13 | 18 | 1346 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | ENE 9 | S 13 | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | E 11 | WSW 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 494 | 407 | 326 | 254 | 202 | 159 | 123 | 121 | 83 | 60 | 58 | 172 | 3 | — | 36 | 41 | 40 | 292 | 9 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SW 9 | — | — | E 10 | SW 6 | — | SSE 5 | — | — | E 9 | S 11 | — | — | S 12 | S 12 | E 9 | E 8 | — | E 10 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 182 | — | — | 242 | 54 | — | 5 | — | — | 60 | 22 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 57 | 23 | — | 18 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — | N 3 | SW 11 | SW 10 | — | — | — | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 59 | 120 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | 8 | 1375 | 1671 | — | — | — | 318 | 1995 | 2335 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 0 | 16 | 51 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 51 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 192 | 16 |
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