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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 19 Apr 2024 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 17.3°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.7 °C max: 23.6 °C min: 20.6 °C)
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  • 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 17.3°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 21.7 °C max: 23.6 °C min: 20.6 °C)


How big are the waves at Doughnuts Backreef today?

The current surf forecast for Doughnuts Backreef at 10AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.6
SSW
0.8
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.6
WSW
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SSW
1.6
S
2.3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
0.9
SW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
2
SW
3
S
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
Period(s) (?)13131312121212121211151414141313131212121312121212111112101010111116161716161515141414141313131313121212121211688910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)43743142433030930926826826323717124866880277874465961959982263363556855850946641267119817118016914042113642817309331822846239419661773157013251106960841828803656557452229368290295940108117062471
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
SE
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:46PM
1.25
2:02AM
1.43
2:15PM
1.36
2:28AM
1.53
2:42PM
1.44
2:53AM
1.61
3:09PM
1.51
3:18AM
1.66
3:35PM
1.55
3:44AM
1.68
4:01PM
1.56
4:10AM
1.67
4:28PM
1.54
4:38AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:54AM
0.46
7:52PM
0.39
8:19AM
0.34
8:18PM
0.30
8:43AM
0.24
8:43PM
0.22
9:07AM
0.16
9:08PM
0.16
9:32AM
0.10
9:34PM
0.13
9:57AM
0.08
10:01PM
0.13
10:23AM
0.09
10:28PM
0.16
10:51AM
0.12
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sunrise-6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48--
Sunset----5:49-------5:47-------5:46-------5:45-------5:45-------5:43-------5:42-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171721222120191919202121202020201919212221202020212023232222212121212224222120181718191918181718171818181918181818171819
Feels °C (?)181720212121202121222323212222222020202120181919212024232323222121212325232321151314151515161415131413161716161515131414

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