Donkin Bay Surf Break

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Issued: 1 pm 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
13.5° C

1.9°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 6PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jun)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (23 Jun)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
3
3
4
5
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4
4
4
2
1
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
18
2
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
680
680
703
848
928
1652
2309
5219
5046
4983
4983
4504
4204
3477
2883
2390
1922
1479
1269
1129
921
798
700
710
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
NE
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
S
5
NE
15
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
High Tide
10:34AM1.19m
10:48PM1.34m
11:38AM1.21m
11:46PM1.33m
12:33PM1.25m
00:38AM1.35m
Low Tide
4:34PM0.61m
5:33AM0.49m
5:43PM0.61m
6:27AM0.45m
6:41PM0.57m
7:13AM0.41m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
18
20
18
17
17
17
16
18
19
15
14
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
12
11
12
13
12
12
12
13
16
16
14
13
14
14
14
16
15
11
13
11
12
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
11
2
WSW
17
3
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
Energy kJ
680
680
703
848
928
669
2309
5219
5046
4983
4983
4504
4204
3477
2883
2390
1922
1479
1269
1129
921
798
700
678
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
15
0.1
W
24
0.3
WSW
21
0.6
WSW
21
1.1
WSW
19
1.6
WSW
18
1.9
SW
11
0.4
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
Energy kJ
72
11
90
291
922
1652
821
103
322
574
710
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
15
0.1
W
24
0.3
WSW
21
0.5
WSW
20
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
72
11
90
239
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
4
Energy kJ
18
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
3
4
4
5
5
4
5
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
370
370
248
40
30
0
0
57
57
57
103
103
56
31
0
0
0
30
101
40
40
30
3
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
7
8
9
9
9
9
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
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