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Doughnuts Backreef surf Forecast / Eastern Cape (S) / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 19 Mar 2024 SAST
Forecast update in  hr  min  s 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 21.3°C (Statistics for 19 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 22.5 °C max: 23.7 °C min: 21.3 °C)
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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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 21.3°C (Statistics for 19 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 22.5 °C max: 23.7 °C min: 21.3 °C)


How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today?

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 5AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 19). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (19 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (19 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
1.6
ESE
0.8
SSE
1.8
ESE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)10910101010977714147146131314141414141414141314141313131111111111111010101111151414131313131312121212111616151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1211111161181181168519919721715620723724326023931733135628525824719219224723914514399989862595857737268656775642559656477558921730149815101369142013231055836103199394220662579
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
20
E
25
E
35
E
35
E
25
E
30
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
25
E
35
E
40
E
40
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
5
E
30
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
E
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:37AM
1.01
1:05PM
1.06
1:43AM
1.16
1:53PM
1.19
2:16AM
1.30
2:24PM
1.31
2:43AM
1.43
2:50PM
1.42
3:07AM
1.55
3:15PM
1.51
3:30AM
1.64
3:40PM
1.57
3:54AM
1.70
4:04PM
1.60
4:17AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:19AM
0.70
7:38PM
0.59
8:03AM
0.56
8:11PM
0.45
8:30AM
0.43
8:36PM
0.33
8:54AM
0.32
8:58PM
0.23
9:17AM
0.22
9:20PM
0.14
9:40AM
0.14
9:43PM
0.09
10:03AM
0.09
10:06PM
0.06
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Sunrise---6:20-------6:20-------6:22-------6:22-------6:22-------6:24-------6:24-------6:26
Sunset------6:30-------6:28-------6:27-------6:24-------6:23-------6:22-------6:21-----
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Rain (mm)
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Feels °C (?)192020181921232323232423232221192120212324222019202121212727271715161719191916151514151519161717181615161717182021222021

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