Donkin Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
14.4°C
1.3° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 9AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (14 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (14 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
3
3
1
0
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
532
500
471
520
550
1039
1039
1216
1297
1551
1811
2483
2576
2334
2211
1889
1697
1329
996
669
591
549
416
367
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
0
ESE
10
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
WNW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SE
0
NE
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
4:49AM1.51m
4:57PM1.50m
5:21AM1.40m
5:30PM1.37m
5:57AM1.29m
6:08PM1.24m
Low Tide
10:50AM0.33m
11:09PM0.31m
11:20AM0.44m
11:40PM0.43m
11:55AM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
12
13
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
18
20
18
17
15
16
Feels °C
11
10
13
11
11
10
13
12
12
12
10
13
11
12
14
14
15
15
17
18
15
15
14
17
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