Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Issued: 1 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is

14.7°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 (31 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 5AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	11s
Afternoon (31 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Evening (31 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).
	Saturday 31								Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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)	1	2	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	3	3	1	1	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	612	677	637	750	750	787	553	614	525	922	1077	914	1645	1908	749	647	496	488	480	472	407	314	250	242
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	W	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			6:43AM1.41m				7:11PM1.32m					8:01AM1.33m				8:42PM1.22m				9:33AM1.32m				10:19PM1.22m
Low Tide	00:17AM0.33m				12:52PM0.46m				1:25AM0.46m					2:23PM0.55m				2:57AM0.55m				4:12PM0.53m


	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	17	17	16	15	14	14	14	15	16	17	17	15	15	14	14	15	17	17	16	15	15
Feels °C	13	14	14	15	14	14	12	11	11	10	11	12	12	10	8	10	9	12	14	14	13	11	11	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	W 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	SW 13	WSW 12	SW 7	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 7
kJ	612	677	637	750	750	787	553	614	525	922	1077	914	46	618	749	647	496	200	480	472	407	314	250	210
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 6	SW 6	—	—	—	SW 13	SW 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	—	—	W 11	W 11	W 11	WSW 12	SW 7	—	W 10	W 10	W 10	SW 11
kJ	—	85	75	—	—	—	28	46	324	46	46	46	—	—	9	21	37	488	143	—	8	17	8	242
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 11	W 11	—	—	—	W 16	W 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	37	9	—	—	—	5	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 7	—	—	—	—	SW 5	SW 5	SW 6	SW 6	SSW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 13	SW 13	SW 6	SSW 7	SW 7	SW 7	—	SW 7	SW 7	SW 6	SW 6	SW 7
kJ	144	—	—	—	—	38	85	95	72	87	83	85	1645	1908	303	313	251	109	—	93	118	165	195	147
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Heaven West Coast	Captains Cape Town	Pastures West Coast	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Milnerton Cape Town	Big Bay Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Brak River Garden Route	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	1	1	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	103	212	101	321	446	446	258	258	227	221	258	258	444	286	286	272	262	0	0	101	491	491	300	56
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Heaven		Treskostraal															Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay	Heaven	Stompneus				Cape St Martin
Rating (10 max)	3		3															3	3	2				3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gansbaai Overberg	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hamburg (Port Alfred) Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Second Beach (Port St Johns) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Kamer Van Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	2	2	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5

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