Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 23 Feb 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 12AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)--
Afternoon (24 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (24 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121212131313131312121212121111111413121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1722001931871301322532502422352311811411391371101037592231961109511111285
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
W
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
20
W
20
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
0
SSW
5
S
10
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:26PM
1.31
7:50AM
1.37
8:45PM
1.18
9:23AM
1.25
10:39PM
1.16
11:17AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:18AM
0.48
2:14PM
0.49
2:38AM
0.62
4:05PM
0.57
4:58AM
0.65
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:31-------6:33--
Sunset7:29-------7:28-------7:25-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191819181818202019181817171819191918171717161819
Feels °C (?)181821191919201918192018181919181819191919161614
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