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Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 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
18.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 12AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (14 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
3
3
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
1.9
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)12121111111111111111111212121111111111101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)407425403447544544447447447455530604855126914281538153813769911001745328255220
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
20
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:31AM
1.16
12:36PM
1.26
1:22AM
1.25
1:25PM
1.34
2:02AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
0.56
6:43AM
0.65
7:17PM
0.48
7:33AM
0.56
7:57PM
0.39
8:13AM
0.47
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise-----5:54-------5:56-------5:56--
Sunset7:55-------7:55-------7:55-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191918171718192020191918181818191817171616171818
Feels °C (?)161515161718171818192119161414141212141416171615
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