Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 12PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Donkin Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 195 | 150 | 142 | 140 | 195 | 326 | 649 | 1644 | 2243 | 2519 | 2451 | 2243 | 837 | 824 | 502 | 623 | 1021 | 1191 | 960 | 869 | 944 | 980 | 1022 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:30PM1.54m | 5:51AM1.38m | 6:02PM1.39m | 6:27AM1.25m | 6:40PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19AM0.30m | 11:43PM0.32m | 11:49AM0.43m | 00:14AM0.45m | 12:21PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 8 | W 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 153 | 93 | 142 | 140 | 58 | 116 | 649 | 1644 | 2243 | 2519 | 2451 | 2243 | 798 | 683 | 502 | 623 | 1021 | 1191 | 960 | 869 | 944 | 980 | 1022 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 11 | WSW 16 | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 195 | 150 | 34 | 79 | 119 | 326 | 124 | 167 | — | — | — | — | 837 | 824 | 499 | 418 | 265 | 106 | 106 | 103 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 19 | SW 18 | — | W 8 | WSW 17 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | — | 12 | 195 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 336 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 85 | 102 | 81 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 248 | 370 | 410 | 412 | 370 | 40 | 233 | 103 | 379 | 412 | 440 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 1241 | 1261 | 56 | 0 |
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