Donkin Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
12.5° C
2.4° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 7AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (03 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
2
2
1
0
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
0.9
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.5
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.7
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
330
336
347
353
607
572
630
573
545
536
449
411
198
268
258
224
220
104
258
595
906
1322
1415
1279
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
E
15
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
15
WSW
5
ESE
0
E
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
SW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
WNW
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
N
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:51AM1.49m
6:09PM1.62m
6:31AM1.41m
6:50PM1.54m
7:20AM1.32m
7:42PM1.45m
Low Tide
11:45PM0.24m
11:48AM0.26m
00:22AM0.28m
12:25PM0.34m
1:06AM0.35m
1:11PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:12
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
21
25
31
23
20
23
22
20
20
17
17
19
16
14
14
12
12
15
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
17
17
16
18
24
19
18
21
19
15
16
15
15
17
15
12
12
10
10
12
10
11
11
11
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