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Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 SAST
How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 6PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Donkin Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 288 | 278 | 233 | 169 | 163 | 122 | 120 | 196 | 192 | 113 | 71 | 98 | 77 | 64 | 92 | 38 | 37 | 51 | 51 | 27 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:28PM 1.51 | 1:46AM 1.49 | 2:03PM 1.63 | 2:20AM 1.57 | 2:34PM 1.71 | 2:51AM 1.63 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:47PM 0.29 | 7:57AM 0.24 | 8:21PM 0.19 | 8:28AM 0.18 | 8:52PM 0.12 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:37 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:40 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for West Coast
Continuing clean conditions at Donkin Bay (calm at Vredendal 30 km from Donkin Bay). 1.1m 11s groundswell from the SW with a 0.7m 4s local chop from the SSW and a 0.6m 10s swell from the WSW. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
30 km away, 1 h 8 min ago
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