Donkin Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.5° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 6AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (02 Nov)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
SW
12
2
SSW
7
1.9
SSW
7
1.7
SSW
8
1.7
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.7
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
563
488
480
472
407
342
372
330
663
496
364
326
254
249
179
570
437
537
473
424
431
325
315
295
207
203
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
NNW
10
N
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
5
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
9:33AM1.32m
10:19PM1.22m
10:53AM1.39m
11:35PM1.30m
11:53AM1.49m
00:30AM1.39m
Low Tide
2:57AM0.55m
4:12PM0.53m
4:33AM0.53m
5:33PM0.43m
5:44AM0.46m
6:27PM0.32m
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Temp °C
14
14
15
17
17
16
16
15
14
14
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
18
24
20
18
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
12
12
14
14
12
9
11
12
13
14
14
15
15
13
14
14
15
14
16
23
15
14
15
15
16
16
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