
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 8PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Donkin Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
199 | 152 | 147 | 144 | 142 | 121 | 119 | 117 | 117 | 180 | 522 | 1009 | 1028 | 953 | 951 | 712 | 459 | 373 | 489 | 371 | 813 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:05PM1.50m | 6:42AM1.34m | 7:07PM1.33m | 8:02AM1.23m | 8:43PM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:46AM0.33m | 00:21AM0.34m | 12:41PM0.48m | 1:26AM0.49m | 2:08PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | SW 12 | W 5 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | — | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 8 | SW 11 |
199 | 152 | 27 | 144 | 142 | 121 | 119 | 117 | 117 | 180 | 522 | — | 1028 | 45 | 23 | 712 | 184 | 235 | 256 | 371 | 813 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | SW 12 | W 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | — | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 11 | — |
16 | — | 147 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 184 | — | 71 | 49 | 334 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 15 | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 3 | SW 11 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | — | — |
— | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 8 | 1009 | — | 953 | 951 | 597 | 459 | 373 | 489 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 290 | 413 | 56 | 238 | 248 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 101 | 253 | 253 | 282 | 321 | 321 | 300 | 56 | 444 | 446 | 0 | 0 |
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