Donkin Bay Surf Break

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Issued: 7 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
13.7° C

1.3°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 12PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (07 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (07 Jul)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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)
3
3
3
3
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.2
W
11
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
511
345
754
646
859
907
1073
1211
1249
1230
1112
1077
936
904
1073
1592
1446
1407
1363
1403
1304
1266
1319
1137
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
E
5
ESE
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
5
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:59AM1.28m
8:23PM1.44m
9:07AM1.24m
9:30PM1.42m
10:25AM1.25m
10:44PM1.42m
Low Tide
1:48PM0.47m
2:46AM0.44m
2:53PM0.53m
4:01AM0.43m
4:14PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:47
7:47
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:57
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
16
17
18
17
18
16
16
15
16
17
17
17
15
15
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
14
14
15
14
15
15
16
13
14
13
14
14
13
14
12
13
11
10
12
10
10
11
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.2
W
11
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.8
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
12
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
SW
14
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
Energy kJ
511
345
754
646
859
907
1073
1211
1249
1230
1112
1077
936
904
1073
1592
1446
1407
1363
1403
1304
1266
1319
1137
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
11
1.1
SW
11
0.9
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.1
SW
22
0.2
WSW
22
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.4
WSW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
18
1.2
WSW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.9
WSW
16
Energy kJ
422
325
191
184
18
45
110
99
151
181
395
395
726
602
458
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
13
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
23
0.1
SW
22
Energy kJ
212
11
11
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
Energy kJ
1
3
4
7
15
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
56
0
0
0
0
0
0
103
103
233
56
0
0
0
0
103
446
103
103
56
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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