Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today (25 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 11PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Donkin Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1581 | 1559 | 1451 | 1218 | 1110 | 918 | 760 | 749 | 627 | 607 | 488 | 480 | 414 | 407 | 400 | 359 | 347 | 197 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 2:03PM1.46m | 2:11AM1.47m | 2:33PM1.58m | 2:42AM1.56m | 3:02PM1.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18PM0.37m | 8:27AM0.25m | 8:47PM0.27m | 8:54AM0.17m | 9:15PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 1581 | 1559 | 1451 | 1218 | 1110 | 918 | 760 | 749 | 627 | 607 | 488 | 480 | 414 | 407 | 400 | 359 | 347 | 197 | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 18 | W 18 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | — | 90 | 81 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 30 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 0 |
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