Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 14 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
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 9PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (14 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (14 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
0.8
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131312121211111111101010101212121178811
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1047722700606395299361355314263198137127122173130292236228213217242182142
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
5
N
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ESE
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SE
0
S
25
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
NNE
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:44PM
1.23
1:14AM
1.35
1:24PM
1.38
1:46AM
1.51
1:59PM
1.51
2:17AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:11PM
0.48
7:33AM
0.47
7:41PM
0.35
8:03AM
0.32
8:11PM
0.23
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise-------6:46-------6:47-------6:47
Sunset--7:06-------7:05-------7:04-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232322212223232733282424262927192322211918191717
Feels °C (?)232119202123232733252021232626162121211918191616
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