Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 24 May 2026 SAST
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Donkin Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
14.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 9AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (24 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (24 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
752
672
661
590
590
599
690
826
1019
1272
1553
1759
1906
1974
1862
1734
1575
1510
1342
1152
996
949
934
843
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
5
SSE
0
N
10
S
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:21AM1.22m
10:45PM1.40m
11:29AM1.25m
11:41PM1.43m
12:22PM1.31m
Low Tide
4:18AM0.49m
4:26PM0.55m
5:27AM0.44m
5:32PM0.53m
6:20AM0.38m
6:26PM0.49m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
20
19
20
20
20
20
17
19
18
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
16
17
17
18
19
15
18
16
15
16
16
14
14
14
15
13
13
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
Energy kJ
752
672
661
590
590
599
690
826
1019
1272
1553
1759
1906
1974
1862
1734
1575
1510
1342
1152
996
949
934
843
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
14
0.6
SSW
5
0.8
WSW
15
Energy kJ
261
14
275
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
6
1
2
7
16
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
103
103
0
0
0
0
0
101
101
56
56
56
0
0
0
56
103
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
9
9
9
9
8
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