Donkin Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
13.0° C
2.0° 

Donkin Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 9PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (20 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (20 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.6
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1169
1498
1475
1266
1519
1209
960
880
778
726
589
579
524
471
462
415
355
308
270
114
169
Wind (km/h)
5
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:14AM1.10m
8:39PM1.14m
9:52AM1.04m
10:26PM1.09m
11:45AM1.08m
Low Tide
2:00PM0.70m
3:19AM0.69m
4:05PM0.78m
5:36AM0.67m
6:14PM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
17
15
14
12
12
12
12
11
14
15
14
15
15
Feels °C
12
10
10
9
9
9
11
10
14
10
10
10
11
12
12
10
13
11
10
13
12
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