Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 27 Apr 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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.8°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: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (27 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (27 Apr)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon night, light winds from the ESE by Tue night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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)
3
4
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
10
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.7
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
774
1822
1822
1643
1298
971
721
627
523
432
350
344
296
404
167
356
245
213
188
160
137
110
108
132
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
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
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:58PM1.40m
1:08AM1.57m
1:37PM1.48m
1:43AM1.63m
2:10PM1.54m
Low Tide
6:57AM0.32m
7:04PM0.38m
7:35AM0.23m
7:41PM0.32m
8:08AM0.17m
8:14PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:15
7:16
7:16
7:16
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6:13
6:12
6:10
6:09
Temp °C
14
14
15
14
15
14
13
13
12
12
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
18
21
20
18
18
16
10
10
9
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
10
13
16
14
13
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
10
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
1.8
SW
10
1.7
SW
10
1.6
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
0.1
SW
16
0.9
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
774
1822
1822
1643
1298
971
721
627
523
432
350
344
296
11
167
356
245
213
188
160
137
110
108
132
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
9
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
9
Energy kJ
269
2
2
2
9
9
9
10
25
24
37
34
52
97
87
84
70
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
17
Energy kJ
229
7
7
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
1.4
SW
10
1.2
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
Energy kJ
3
3
404
103
3
14
33
44
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
4
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
Distance (km)
936
1046
1191
103
103
103
221
103
103
105
56
0
0
56
56
215
56
0
0
0
0
0
103
103
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
9
8
7
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
7
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