Donkin Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
13.0°C
2.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 12PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (15 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.6
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.8
SW
9
1.4
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
195
150
142
140
195
326
649
1644
2243
2519
2451
2243
837
824
502
623
1021
1191
960
869
944
980
1022
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
SSW
35
S
35
S
10
SSE
15
SSW
10
S
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:30PM1.54m
5:51AM1.38m
6:02PM1.39m
6:27AM1.25m
6:40PM1.24m
Low Tide
11:19AM0.30m
11:43PM0.32m
11:49AM0.43m
00:14AM0.45m
12:21PM0.57m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:37
6:38
6:38
 mm
1
7
1
Temp °C
14
13
16
16
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
16
16
17
17
15
14
13
16
18
21
19
16
Feels °C
11
10
13
11
11
13
12
10
8
5
6
13
13
15
14
12
10
9
11
13
14
14
11
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