Donkin Bay Surf Break

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
13.5° C

2.0°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 (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 6PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (18 Jun)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (18 Jun)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun morning).

Thu
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sun
21
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1572
1355
1336
1299
1172
1053
878
796
772
609
580
522
463
421
421
421
314
314
319
365
265
256
251
314
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
25
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:01PM1.66m
6:22AM1.48m
6:53PM1.59m
7:18AM1.37m
7:47PM1.51m
Low Tide
11:41AM0.16m
00:17AM0.25m
12:29PM0.26m
1:13AM0.34m
1:19PM0.38m
2:13AM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:46
7:46
7:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
18
20
21
20
18
17
20
23
24
24
23
21
20
19
22
27
29
26
24
23
21
21
Feels °C
15
14
14
16
19
17
15
14
14
18
19
19
18
16
14
14
15
21
25
22
20
19
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
Energy kJ
1572
1355
1336
1299
1172
1053
878
796
772
609
580
522
463
421
421
421
314
314
319
365
265
256
251
207
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.1
W
20
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
Energy kJ
15
12
12
41
7
7
13
31
31
12
41
66
41
26
57
107
223
314
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NNE
2
0.3
NNE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
5
4
3
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
56
268
221
0
0
0
0
30
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
30
101
40
30
40
30
40
40
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
7
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
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