Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 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
15.3° C
(Which is 2.2°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 2PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Dec)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (02 Dec)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (02 Dec)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
1
1
0
0
0
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
1.1
SW
1
WSW
1.1
SW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121212121212111111111111111111667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7341006932105214391576463355349533478433331303297533273247263200176125176205
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
S
20
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
10
S
5
NNE
10
NE
15
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
10
S
0
NNW
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:53PM
1.69
1:33AM
1.60
1:43PM
1.77
2:20AM
1.68
2:32PM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:44AM
0.33
7:21PM
0.08
7:35AM
0.23
8:08PM
0.00
8:24AM
0.15
8:54PM
-0.03
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Fri
05
Sunrise-5:33-------5:33-------5:33------
Sunset----7:37-------7:38-------7:39---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161920202017161616192321202019232125282220191716
Feels °C (?)141717151310121516182116151617232024261615141212
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