Donkin Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.5° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 7PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (19 Oct)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (19 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.5
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.5
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
895
880
865
765
573
640
524
479
429
382
382
382
437
593
805
1293
1633
1652
1680
1483
1154
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
15
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:02AM1.11m
10:36PM1.08m
11:18AM1.22m
11:43PM1.19m
12:04PM1.36m
Low Tide
4:51PM0.73m
5:04AM0.66m
5:56PM0.61m
5:58AM0.55m
6:34PM0.47m
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Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
12
16
15
15
14
14
15
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
8
8
9
10
14
11
11
12
12
12
10
10
10
12
13
14
15
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