Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.0°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 11AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.2
SW
8
0.7
WSW
13
1.3
SW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
642
581
527
458
396
462
173
151
543
206
187
239
243
201
317
459
705
785
998
1531
1634
1516
1220
1061
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
SSW
5
S
15
S
5
SSE
5
E
5
NNE
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:58PM1.32m
6:06AM1.26m
6:47PM1.25m
6:59AM1.18m
7:53PM1.21m
Low Tide
11:36AM0.41m
11:56PM0.55m
12:15PM0.49m
00:45AM0.63m
1:06PM0.57m
1:57AM0.68m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:20
7:22
7:22
7:22
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6:05
6:04
6:02
6:02
Temp °C
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
19
17
17
16
17
12
13
12
14
14
14
16
13
14
14
15
15
13
13
15
15
15
14
15
16
12
14
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.2
SW
8
1.1
SW
8
1.3
SW
13
0.8
SW
7
0.8
SW
7
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
WSW
17
1.4
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
14
Energy kJ
642
581
527
458
396
462
173
125
543
67
64
239
243
201
317
302
376
785
998
1531
1634
1516
1220
1061
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SW
15
0.8
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SW
7
0.6
SW
6
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.6
SSW
4
Energy kJ
238
143
217
268
261
189
133
101
51
206
187
52
37
35
31
459
705
321
335
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
10
0.1
W
20
0.7
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
16
0.4
WSW
15
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
10
0.6
WSW
19
0.7
SW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.5
SW
6
Energy kJ
171
150
44
34
19
7
156
151
51
86
34
33
35
286
39
14
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
Energy kJ
8
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
6
2
4
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
56
56
101
837
56
233
0
0
0
0
0
101
103
56
0
0
0
0
0
0
103
103
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
3
4
6
6
6
5
6
5
4
6
7
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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