Surf Forecast Surf Report

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 14 Apr 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
18.6° C
(Which is 3.2°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 10PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (14 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

Table - waves today at Doughnuts Backreef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tue
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2
S
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
0.7
SSE
1.9
SW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1212121212121212131313131313131313181716161515151414141414141313131313121212121212121211614799999999999911
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)253623082212241626352871291831193373313631362860263824772385238522992702710164905774532444123465294827102634260223781969158112741137852722575485347336202236228224901245210352118412651119976971899786734670564471352320
Wind
(km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
N
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
E
40
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
W
30
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:27PM
1.55
4:36AM
1.63
4:52PM
1.51
5:01AM
1.56
5:17PM
1.44
5:26AM
1.47
5:45PM
1.35
5:54AM
1.37
6:17PM
1.24
6:29AM
1.26
7:05PM
1.13
7:23AM
1.14
8:39PM
1.05
9:23AM
1.05
10:57PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:27PM
0.14
10:47AM
0.13
10:52PM
0.20
11:12AM
0.19
11:18PM
0.27
11:39AM
0.27
11:46PM
0.37
12:11PM
0.37
12:19AM
0.48
12:52PM
0.48
1:07AM
0.60
1:57PM
0.59
2:41AM
0.70
3:56PM
0.62
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tue
22
Sunrise-----6:39-------6:41-------6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------6:43------
Sunset5:55-------5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------5:51-------5:50-------5:49-------5:47---
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Rain (mm)
------------------------------------------1---1----11----111
Temp. °C171616151515171817171717171719201919191818181920202020191818212321201919182130312418191918191920201919181717181817171818
Feels °C (?)131212121211141616161717181719191819191818171718181717161414161816151616161828312514161716171719191717161414161615131414
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