Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 27 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
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 11AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
2
1
1
1
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1010989999991011111111111110111010101012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27323619697152132138183202216341766101911061087844698582604498396433213614
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
S
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
0
ESE
0
ESE
10
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscrosscross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglassglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:21AM
1.22
12:05AM
1.33
12:35PM
1.33
1:00AM
1.48
1:24PM
1.45
1:41AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:15AM
0.61
5:52PM
0.52
6:35AM
0.47
6:52PM
0.40
7:24AM
0.32
7:35PM
0.29
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise-6:54-------6:54-------6:56------
Sunset----6:50-------6:47-------6:46---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161719191818181817171918171616161515171717171615
Feels °C (?)171819171618191919181916131313141414151413141414
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