Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 5AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Donkin Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 581 | 629 | 549 | 531 | 421 | 396 | 278 | 644 | 859 | 769 | 841 | 841 | 711 | 757 | 640 | 504 | 481 | 504 | 390 | 384 | 325 | 319 | 298 | 288 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:56AM1.03m | 9:43PM1.04m | 11:10AM1.07m | 11:34PM1.10m | 12:18PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59AM0.71m | 3:03PM0.80m | 4:53AM0.72m | 5:53PM0.73m | 6:14AM0.62m | 6:44PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 32 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 23 | 24 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 581 | 629 | 549 | 531 | 421 | 396 | 278 | 644 | 859 | 769 | 841 | 841 | 711 | 757 | 640 | 504 | 481 | 504 | 390 | 384 | 325 | 319 | 298 | 288 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 15 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 26 | 66 | — | 106 | 186 | 217 | 34 | 7 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 14 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 56 | 30 | 0 |
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