Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 24 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
17.5° 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 12PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131212121212121111111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10198016286095375375204303613553143092592412332282289696258177196213341
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NW
20
WNW
20
W
10
W
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:15PM
1.31
7:43AM
1.30
8:42PM
1.20
9:28AM
1.19
10:38PM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:52PM
0.37
1:14AM
0.51
2:04PM
0.53
2:53AM
0.64
4:07PM
0.60
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise-6:52-------6:52-------6:54------
Sunset----6:52-------6:52-------6:51---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222211918181616161719191817171616201918171716
Feels °C (?)222219191918181516161819191917181616191514151615
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