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Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 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
13.9° C
 (Which is 4.9°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 5PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)999101010111212121212121211111111111415151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31431422520023545043949440956130935578171058957953451550550669685910111171
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
20
S
30
S
25
S
10
S
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
S
30
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:24PM
1.61
4:48AM
1.70
4:58PM
1.59
5:21AM
1.71
5:34PM
1.55
5:55AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:23AM
0.22
10:32PM
0.12
10:56AM
0.21
11:02PM
0.14
11:30AM
0.21
11:34PM
0.19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-------6:01-------6:01-------6:03
Sunset--7:53-------7:53-------7:53-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272723222227252628242119171616171819181818171617
Feels °C (?)242217182024222326191819161616171615131516151415
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