
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 3AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Donkin Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
379 | 319 | 278 | 278 | 228 | 189 | 179 | 176 | 141 | 121 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 69 | 66 | 61 | 49 | 48 | 94 | 177 | 151 | 146 | 143 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 1:03AM1.56m | 1:46PM1.53m | 2:01AM1.65m | 2:38PM1.64m | 2:53AM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53PM0.40m | 7:33AM0.19m | 7:54PM0.28m | 8:25AM0.10m | 8:48PM0.18m | 9:12AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | |
5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
379 | 319 | 278 | 278 | 228 | 189 | 179 | 176 | 141 | 98 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 40 | 40 | 94 | 177 | 151 | 146 | 143 | 127 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
160 | 178 | 221 | 206 | 152 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 121 | 121 | 94 | 75 | 72 | 69 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 39 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 44 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | SW 3 | SW 18 | SW 4 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 12 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
— | 6 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 51 | 32 | 19 | 44 | 38 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 40 | 40 | 117 | 101 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
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