Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today (03 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 4AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (03 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (03 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Donkin Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu night, fresh winds from the SE by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | WSW 22 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1597 | 1383 | 1189 | 1116 | 980 | 1217 | 1659 | 1888 | 510 | 559 | 870 | 216 | 127 | 122 | 302 | 229 | 139 | 71 | 133 | 103 | 105 | 42 | 38 | 190 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:53AM1.33m | 7:15PM1.40m | 8:04AM1.21m | 8:38PM1.27m | 9:51AM1.16m | 10:30PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:37AM0.33m | 12:47PM0.45m | 1:36AM0.46m | 1:56PM0.59m | 3:10AM0.56m | 4:00PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 1597 | 1383 | 1189 | 1116 | 980 | 1217 | 1659 | 1888 | 510 | 220 | 173 | 216 | 127 | 122 | 302 | 229 | 139 | 50 | 133 | 103 | 105 | 35 | 35 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 454 | 133 | — | 130 | 97 | 68 | 68 | 40 | 47 | 71 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 190 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | — | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | 12 | — | 42 | 27 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SE 3 | — | — | SW 7 | SW 3 | — | ESE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 314 | 559 | 870 | 160 | 112 | 59 | — | 67 | 77 | 3 | — | — | 13 | 4 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 56 | 101 | 30 | 40 | 56 | 101 | 958 | 0 | 1195 | 1062 | 1195 | 1062 | 56 | 3855 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 | 101 |
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