Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 9PM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Donkin Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1246 | 1221 | 1030 | 1016 | 1211 | 1568 | 1462 | 1439 | 1315 | 1369 | 918 | 902 | 902 | 808 | 808 | 960 | 1226 | 1498 | 1475 | 1886 | 1450 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:50PM1.42m | 7:17AM1.22m | 7:33PM1.27m | 8:14AM1.10m | 8:39PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:30PM0.44m | 1:07AM0.47m | 1:08PM0.57m | 1:54AM0.60m | 2:00PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1246 | 1221 | 1030 | 1016 | 1211 | 1568 | 1462 | 1439 | 1315 | 816 | 918 | 902 | 902 | 808 | 808 | 960 | 1226 | 1498 | 1475 | 1886 | 1450 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 26 | 62 | 87 | — | — | — | — | 1369 | 128 | 144 | 90 | 37 | 24 | — | — | 6 | 28 | 46 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 103 | 272 | 268 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 103 | 221 | 253 | 227 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 258 | 234 | 56 |
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