Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 02 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
14.2° C
(Which is 2.3°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 10PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (02 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
988
926
792
672
659
543
519
619
697
1223
1336
1226
1274
1380
1359
1236
1103
1003
1059
1141
1245
1245
1100
1082
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
S
5
SE
0
SE
5
ESE
0
SE
5
NW
15
WSW
10
W
5
NW
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
WNW
10
NW
10
W
15
SW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
NW
20
WNW
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:41PM1.57m
3:47AM1.60m
4:12PM1.54m
4:18AM1.54m
4:44PM1.48m
4:51AM1.45m
Low Tide
9:45PM0.27m
10:03AM0.18m
10:14PM0.31m
10:32AM0.25m
10:45PM0.37m
11:02AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
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7:18
7:20
7:20
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6:07
6:07
6:07
6:06
2
2
1
1
4
1
Temp °C
17
16
17
18
18
18
20
18
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
12
13
14
15
14
16
17
17
17
18
15
16
16
15
15
14
12
14
15
14
14
12
11
10
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
988
926
792
672
659
543
464
388
318
1223
1336
1226
1274
1380
1359
1236
1103
1003
1059
1141
1245
1245
1100
1082
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
10
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
WSW
18
Energy kJ
66
107
176
211
298
291
519
619
697
33
17
17
16
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
SSW
11
Energy kJ
9
8
15
36
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
410
412
254
0
0
0
0
0
0
248
256
40
40
248
258
101
258
101
101
101
101
56
101
101
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
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