Donkin Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.9° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 12PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (15 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (15 Oct)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
3
1
0
1
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
W
11
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.7
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1551
1944
2413
2707
2368
2211
1889
1590
1329
905
669
591
657
452
388
320
314
389
506
966
977
961
902
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
W
10
SW
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
0
E
0
NE
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
0
WNW
5
W
0
W
5
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
30
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:30PM1.37m
5:57AM1.29m
6:08PM1.24m
6:47AM1.17m
7:03PM1.12m
Low Tide
11:20AM0.44m
11:40PM0.43m
11:55AM0.56m
00:17AM0.55m
12:42PM0.68m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
13
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
19
18
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
15
15
14
Feels °C
10
11
14
12
12
14
14
14
15
16
17
15
13
15
17
16
17
17
16
14
11
12
9
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