Donkin Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
14.6°C
1.0° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 8PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Thu
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Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
2.2
SW
10
2
SW
10
1.8
SW
8
1.7
SW
8
2
SW
8
1.7
SW
8
1.9
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
199
152
147
144
142
121
119
117
117
180
522
1009
1028
953
951
712
459
373
489
371
813
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
25
W
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
5
S
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
6:05PM1.50m
6:42AM1.34m
7:07PM1.33m
8:02AM1.23m
8:43PM1.21m
Low Tide
11:46AM0.33m
00:21AM0.34m
12:41PM0.48m
1:26AM0.49m
2:08PM0.61m
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clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
15
14
14
15
15
14
14
16
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
15
17
18
18
19
Feels °C
17
11
13
13
15
14
14
14
15
12
10
10
8
7
7
8
11
12
13
17
17
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