Donkin Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
13.8°C
1.7° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 8AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (10 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (10 Oct)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
0
1
3
2
2
3
1
3
0
0
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1496
1302
1280
1158
889
889
1700
983
825
711
1144
769
614
669
647
578
568
558
604
563
493
450
523
599
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
5
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
15
NNW
5
NW
15
NW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:46AM1.68m
2:55PM1.80m
3:18AM1.69m
3:26PM1.77m
3:48AM1.66m
3:56PM1.71m
Low Tide
8:50AM0.12m
9:13PM0.02m
9:21AM0.13m
9:43PM0.05m
9:51AM0.17m
10:11PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
15
15
16
17
19
17
15
14
14
13
14
19
17
17
15
15
15
15
16
16
18
16
16
15
Feels °C
14
14
16
15
16
13
12
12
13
13
14
18
12
13
14
14
14
15
14
15
16
15
16
15
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