Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 02 May 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
14.2° C
(Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 12PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (02 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
990
995
1084
1075
988
926
792
672
659
543
519
619
697
1223
1336
1226
1274
1430
1408
1286
1387
850
1224
1224
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
NNW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NW
15
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:41PM1.57m
3:47AM1.60m
4:12PM1.54m
4:18AM1.54m
4:44PM1.48m
Low Tide
9:34AM0.14m
9:45PM0.27m
10:03AM0.18m
10:14PM0.31m
10:32AM0.25m
10:45PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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7:18
7:18
7:20
7:20
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6:07
6:07
6:07
6:06
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
17
18
16
16
17
18
18
18
21
18
17
16
16
16
15
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
10
10
14
14
14
14
16
17
17
17
19
15
16
16
15
14
12
15
15
13
13
13
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
10
1.6
WSW
10
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
10
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
Energy kJ
990
995
1084
1075
988
926
792
672
659
543
464
388
318
1223
1336
1226
1274
1430
1408
1286
1387
850
1224
1224
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
21
0.2
WSW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.3
WSW
18
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1.1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
Energy kJ
9
8
38
37
66
107
176
280
298
366
519
619
697
20
303
17
17
14
15
14
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
Energy kJ
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
2
3
1
2
4
3
4
4
Distance (km)
30
0
410
410
254
0
0
0
0
0
0
248
256
40
302
248
254
101
254
254
101
101
56
56
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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