Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 11PM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Donkin Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 11 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 686 | 706 | 1030 | 3583 | 3455 | 3326 | 2648 | 2541 | 2350 | 1922 | 1759 | 1613 | 1387 | 1182 | 1164 | 981 | 921 | 860 | 772 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:05PM1.19m | 12:06PM1.15m | 00:16AM1.23m | 1:05PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57PM0.71m | 5:58AM0.58m | 6:22PM0.66m | 6:59AM0.51m | 7:19PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 686 | 706 | 822 | 3583 | 3455 | 3326 | 2648 | 2541 | 2350 | 1922 | 1759 | 1613 | 1387 | 1182 | 1164 | 981 | 921 | 860 | 772 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 44 | 306 | 1030 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 103 | 103 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 30 |
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