Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today (25 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 10PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Donkin Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 349 | 344 | 338 | 338 | 303 | 412 | 573 | 1193 | 1190 | 1244 | 1227 | 1028 | 957 | 768 | 768 | 643 | 643 | 715 | 565 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:27PM1.74m | 2:45AM1.67m | 2:57PM1.82m | 3:18AM1.72m | 3:29PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43PM0.10m | 8:49AM0.11m | 9:13PM0.02m | 9:19AM0.08m | 9:44PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 349 | 344 | 338 | 338 | 303 | 309 | 319 | 1193 | 1190 | 1244 | 1227 | 1028 | 957 | 768 | 768 | 643 | 643 | 491 | 565 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | SW 8 | — | — | — | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 15 | 34 | 123 | 197 | 412 | 573 | — | — | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 241 | — | — | — | 408 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | 51 | 163 | 262 | 129 | 289 | 515 | 715 | 87 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 101 | 101 | 103 | 0 | 286 | 286 | 446 | 446 | 446 | 444 | 446 |
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