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Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 11 Mar 2026 SAST
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Donkin Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
15.2° C
 (Which is 3.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 4PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (11 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (11 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

Table - waves today at Donkin Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)141313131313131212121212121212121318171616161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)97891421422082051902482482482482442402052052052685408049621278145510911114
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
10
NE
15
SW
15
S
15
S
5
S
5
NNE
10
NE
10
W
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
20
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
20
SW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		oncrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:57PM
1.02
9:44AM
1.04
11:24PM
1.05
11:45AM
1.10
12:35AM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:58PM
0.70
2:34AM
0.81
5:05PM
0.73
6:05AM
0.76
6:31PM
0.62
6:59AM
0.62
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunrise-------6:43-------6:45-------6:45
Sunset--7:09-------7:08-------7:07-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C384035293029283034292626252726242825232222222019
Feels °C (?)323731262728272832262321222526242622191819201919
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