Donkin Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
13.2° C
1.7° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 9PM is: 1.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (16 Jul)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (16 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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)
4
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1725
1575
1435
1174
878
772
747
614
497
471
414
368
377
250
250
245
216
207
176
202
190
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
S
5
S
0
SSW
0
NNE
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:54PM1.80m
5:13AM1.64m
5:37PM1.76m
5:56AM1.54m
6:19PM1.68m
Low Tide
10:39AM0.03m
11:09PM0.10m
11:19AM0.10m
11:53PM0.16m
11:59AM0.20m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
17
19
18
18
16
16
16
16
17
18
19
18
18
18
17
17
18
20
18
18
17
Feels °C
15
16
14
15
13
14
14
14
16
15
16
16
16
17
16
16
17
18
16
16
15
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