Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 01 May 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.0°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 1AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (02 May)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
0
2
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
699
761
748
944
990
1055
1045
1075
988
926
792
705
659
543
519
491
697
1355
1336
1226
1274
1380
1236
1236
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
W
10
WSW
10
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
5
NNE
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:11PM1.59m
3:16AM1.64m
3:41PM1.57m
3:47AM1.60m
4:12PM1.54m
4:18AM1.54m
Low Tide
9:15PM0.25m
9:34AM0.14m
9:45PM0.27m
10:03AM0.18m
10:14PM0.31m
10:32AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
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7:18
7:18
7:20
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6:08
6:07
6:07
6:07
2
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
13
13
17
18
16
16
17
18
18
18
22
19
17
16
17
16
16
15
17
17
11
13
12
12
10
10
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
16
20
15
16
16
16
13
13
13
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
Energy kJ
699
761
748
944
990
1055
1045
1075
988
926
792
705
659
543
464
410
318
1355
1336
1226
1274
1380
1236
1236
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
10
0.1
SW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
9
8
38
37
66
107
176
211
298
366
519
491
697
160
8
17
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
Distance (km)
370
370
40
30
0
30
410
412
254
0
0
0
0
0
0
101
101
40
40
248
101
101
101
254
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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