Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 10PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Donkin Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the ENE by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 166 | 134 | 132 | 151 | 102 | 142 | 137 | 137 | 191 | 466 | 557 | 503 | 529 | 504 | 423 | 355 | 349 | 344 | 338 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:41AM1.48m | 1:57PM1.63m | 2:13AM1.59m | 2:27PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47PM0.33m | 7:52AM0.27m | 8:15PM0.20m | 8:20AM0.18m | 8:43PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 166 | 134 | 132 | 151 | 102 | 142 | 137 | 137 | 85 | 466 | 557 | 503 | 529 | 504 | 423 | 355 | 349 | 344 | 338 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 12 | 43 | 90 | 191 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | — | SW 14 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | SSW 7 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 19 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | 7 | 4 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 117 | 231 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 101 | 215 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 30 | 115 | 117 |
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