Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Issued: 7 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is

13.1° C

Donkin Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 2PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	17s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	16s
Evening (15 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 15							Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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)	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	106	190	339	612	933	1498	1933	2181	2151	1778	1752	1497	1359	1028	1026	772	625	614	506	471	375	375	308	250
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	SSE	SSW	S	S	SSE	SE	S	ESE	S	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	ESE	SSE	E	S	SSE	SSE	S	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide					4:11PM1.79m				4:28AM1.70m				4:54PM1.80m					5:13AM1.64m				5:37PM1.76m
Low Tide			9:57AM0.01m				10:24PM0.08m				10:39AM0.03m					11:09PM0.10m				11:19AM0.10m				11:53PM0.16m


	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43
	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:01
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	16	15	15	16	16	16	17	17	18	18	19	18	18	18	18	20	21	20	20	18	16
Feels °C	11	11	12	14	12	13	14	15	14	16	15	15	15	16	16	17	17	16	18	18	17	18	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 9	W 9	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	106	81	339	612	933	1498	1933	2181	2151	1778	1752	1497	1359	1028	1026	772	625	614	506	471	375	375	308	250
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 18	WSW 17	W 9	W 9	W 9	W 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 16
kJ	79	190	106	81	106	117	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	W 12	WSW 11	W 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	38	41	24	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Garbage Dump West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	101	56	31	0	0	0	0	0	56	103	103	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Jacobs Bay	Silwerstroom	Jacobs Bay	Heaven	Stompneus	Treskostraal	Hell	Hell	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Yzerfontein	Heaven	Heaven	Yzerfontein	Yzerfontein	Yzerfontein	Yzerfontein	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Cape St Martin	Treskostraal	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Riebeek Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	The Hoek Cape Town	Treskostraal West Coast	Hell West Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	5	6	8	5	5	7

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