Donkin Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
11.7° C
3.3° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 9PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (17 Aug)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (17 Aug)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the ESE by Thu morning).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
2
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2
WSW
13
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2220
2026
1821
1674
1534
1557
1401
1286
1246
1221
1030
1116
1230
1568
1462
1439
1243
1064
918
902
902
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:13PM1.57m
6:35AM1.35m
6:50PM1.42m
7:17AM1.22m
7:33PM1.27m
Low Tide
11:57AM0.30m
00:30AM0.33m
12:30PM0.44m
1:07AM0.47m
1:08PM0.57m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:21
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
17
16
15
15
14
13
16
17
17
17
15
14
14
13
14
15
14
15
14
Feels °C
13
15
16
15
14
15
13
12
15
13
11
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
7
8
9
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