Donkin Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
13.6° C
1.4° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 3PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (08 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
1
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.8
SW
14
1.9
WSW
15
2
SW
15
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1249
1230
1112
1012
876
904
1150
1592
1672
1602
1580
1403
1304
1360
1319
1228
1137
1137
1053
954
851
765
666
656
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
0
SE
5
NNW
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:07AM1.24m
9:30PM1.42m
10:25AM1.25m
10:44PM1.42m
11:41AM1.31m
11:57PM1.48m
Low Tide
2:53PM0.53m
4:01AM0.43m
4:14PM0.55m
5:21AM0.38m
5:40PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
7:46
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:57
5:58
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
18
17
18
15
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
13
13
12
15
12
15
12
11
10
10
12
10
9
10
10
9
10
11
12
11
9
12
11
10
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