Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 12 Mar 2026 SAST
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Donkin Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 5PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (12 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (12 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121213181716161615141413131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2482482482442402362052052735408049621278145510911114930722615528395299503389
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
10
S
5
SW
0
NW
0
SW
10
SW
20
SW
25
S
25
S
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
5
SW
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:44AM
1.04
11:24PM
1.05
11:45AM
1.10
12:35AM
1.19
12:44PM
1.23
1:14AM
1.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:05PM
0.73
6:05AM
0.76
6:31PM
0.62
6:59AM
0.62
7:11PM
0.48
7:33AM
0.47
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-------6:45-------6:45-------6:46
Sunset--7:08-------7:07-------7:06-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C372826262727252727252321211919182121212020212223
Feels °C (?)352423232627252726222019201820182018191921212224
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