Donkin Bay Surf Break

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Issued: 1 pm 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
13.5° C

1.8°C colder than average for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 4PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (24 Jun)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (24 Jun)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
!
5
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5046
5252
4983
4664
4204
3151
2883
2554
1922
1479
1164
966
921
667
590
710
1622
1581
1581
1500
1326
1092
978
874
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
5
E
10
E
10
E
5
SE
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
W
10
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:38AM1.21m
11:46PM1.33m
12:33PM1.25m
00:38AM1.35m
1:19PM1.31m
1:23AM1.38m
Low Tide
5:43PM0.61m
6:27AM0.45m
6:41PM0.57m
7:13AM0.41m
7:28PM0.51m
7:53AM0.36m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
7:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
15
18
20
18
17
17
16
18
19
17
17
16
16
14
16
19
21
24
21
19
17
17
15
15
Feels °C
13
15
16
14
13
14
12
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
14
16
19
23
19
18
17
16
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
5046
5252
4983
4664
4204
3151
2883
2554
1922
1479
1164
966
921
667
590
531
1622
1581
1581
1500
1326
1092
978
874
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.4
SW
17
0.8
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
15
104
326
567
710
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
3
Energy kJ
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
0
57
57
57
103
56
56
0
0
30
30
57
40
40
101
0
0
0
0
30
101
58
40
40
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Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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