Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Issued: 7 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is

13.6° C

Donkin Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 1PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Evening (10 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10							Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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)	4	3	3	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	W 11	SW 11	SW 11	W 10
Wave Graph
kJ	1137	969	969	878	851	688	656	656	590	537	486	430	379	367	278	273	268	192	182	176	141	121	117	94
Wind (km/h)	S	NW	W	WSW	SSW	S	NNW	NNE	ENE	ENE	E	S	SSW	S	SSE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	WSW	SW	SSW	S	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy
High Tide				11:41AM1.31m				11:57PM1.48m				12:48PM1.41m				1:03AM1.56m				1:46PM1.53m
Low Tide		5:21AM0.38m				5:40PM0.50m				6:32AM0.29m				6:53PM0.40m				7:33AM0.19m				7:54PM0.28m


	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46
	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:59	—	—	5:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	13	13	12	13	14	14	14	14	16	19	17	17	17	17	16	16	17	18	15	16	16	15
Feels °C	11	12	13	11	10	12	14	14	13	11	13	17	13	14	15	16	15	14	15	16	12	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	W 10	W 10
kJ	1137	969	969	878	851	688	656	656	590	537	486	430	379	367	278	273	268	192	182	176	121	121	94	94
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	W 15	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	—	—	17	33	54	78	105	136	127	118	152	116	163	178	221	163	152	149	146	146	141	100	117	90
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	—	—	—	W 13	—	W 18	SW 3	SW 18	W 18	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15
kJ	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	32	—	6	3	12	6	10	25	25	24	22	21	21
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	3	2	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	101	101	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	0	0	0	0	0	3	30	56	56	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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