Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 SAST
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Donkin Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
14.5° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 8AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (29 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
1.1
SSW
6
0.7
SW
13
1.2
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
9
1
SW
11
0.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
6
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
315
250
213
188
160
113
113
84
161
207
202
237
171
176
574
882
970
1075
839
802
710
688
634
689
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
25
S
30
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
NW
10
N
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:43AM1.63m
2:10PM1.54m
2:15AM1.66m
2:41PM1.57m
2:46AM1.66m
3:11PM1.59m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.17m
8:14PM0.27m
8:37AM0.13m
8:45PM0.25m
9:06AM0.12m
9:15PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:16
7:16
7:18
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6:10
6:09
6:08
Temp °C
16
15
15
18
21
20
16
17
16
15
14
16
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
14
11
11
11
13
16
13
10
11
11
10
9
11
10
9
9
11
13
13
12
13
13
12
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.7
SW
13
1.2
SSW
9
0.5
SW
13
1.2
SW
8
0.8
SW
12
0.4
SW
18
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
Energy kJ
315
250
213
188
160
113
113
73
161
207
84
206
164
111
574
882
970
1075
839
802
710
688
634
689
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SSW
9
0.7
SW
13
0.4
SW
11
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
10
0.8
SW
6
Energy kJ
25
24
37
34
52
97
87
84
53
166
31
136
76
60
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.1
SW
13
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
11
Energy kJ
7
7
41
41
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
3
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
8
1.2
SSW
9
1
SW
11
1.2
SSW
8
1.7
SW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.1
SW
6
Energy kJ
6
46
74
82
105
202
237
171
176
127
72
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
1
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
30
0
0
0
0
491
233
56
212
56
212
256
258
258
103
56
56
30
30
40
370
370
370
40
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
8
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
4
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