Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 14 May 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 10AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (14 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (14 May)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
4
3
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
726
957
1123
1019
944
613
592
495
527
443
357
480
434
953
1511
1554
1922
1736
1479
1359
1073
964
835
749
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
10
E
20
SSE
15
SE
15
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:54AM1.66m
1:29PM1.57m
1:39AM1.76m
2:13PM1.66m
2:23AM1.82m
2:57PM1.71m
Low Tide
7:20AM0.13m
7:30PM0.25m
8:02AM0.03m
8:14PM0.17m
8:45AM-0.04m
8:59PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:58
5:58
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
16
16
17
17
16
15
15
17
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
22
27
29
25
24
10
10
10
11
11
12
14
14
13
12
12
14
15
15
14
15
16
16
16
19
24
25
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
11
2
WSW
11
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
726
957
1123
1019
944
613
592
495
527
443
353
341
317
953
1511
1554
1922
1736
1479
1359
1073
964
835
749
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
20
0.3
WSW
18
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.9
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
0.7
SSW
11
0.1
W
15
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
694
260
7
15
62
207
219
151
146
141
357
480
434
103
4
15
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.4
SSW
14
Energy kJ
7
62
61
149
208
237
106
115
115
79
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
4
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
Energy kJ
8
1
3
10
25
51
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
56
103
103
57
0
0
0
0
103
258
227
56
0
0
0
0
0
56
56
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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