Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 26 Apr 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.2°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 10AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (26 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.2
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
8
1.9
WSW
8
1.8
SW
9
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
100
109
105
110
218
217
315
436
589
1638
1638
1440
1090
959
789
647
533
432
350
308
302
377
370
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
30
WSW
15
WNW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:33PM1.39m
12:10PM1.30m
00:26AM1.49m
12:58PM1.40m
1:08AM1.57m
1:37PM1.48m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.43m
6:19PM0.45m
6:57AM0.32m
7:04PM0.38m
7:35AM0.23m
7:41PM0.32m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:13
7:15
7:16
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6:14
6:13
6:12
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
16
17
15
15
14
13
13
13
15
15
15
15
13
13
12
12
15
16
17
17
17
12
12
13
14
13
10
12
10
7
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
8
7
8
11
11
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
10
0.8
WSW
9
0.4
SW
15
1.2
WSW
9
0.4
SW
14
1.9
WSW
8
1.8
SW
9
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.4
SW
11
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
0.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
10
Energy kJ
127
100
109
105
110
55
217
51
436
589
1638
1638
1440
1090
959
789
647
533
432
350
308
302
10
370
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
17
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.1
NW
12
0.4
SW
15
0.1
W
12
0.6
WSW
14
1.3
W
8
0.8
WSW
13
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
11
26
25
24
56
6
54
3
123
234
204
2
2
9
9
9
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
SW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
W
12
0.8
WSW
13
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
6
6
6
3
229
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
1.2
WSW
9
1.6
WSW
8
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSW
3
1.4
SW
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
3
218
315
13
6
3
4
4
377
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
2
4
2
4
4
4
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
4
2
Distance (km)
40
254
302
254
444
254
215
935
103
1152
56
103
258
1784
103
103
56
56
0
0
56
56
221
56
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
7
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
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