Donkin Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
12.9° C
2.0° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 2AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (25 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (25 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2233
2027
1886
1613
1387
1182
1164
966
987
925
910
910
895
880
808
794
781
808
822
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
5
ESE
20
S
20
SE
10
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
30
ENE
40
NE
15
NNE
15
WSW
5
SSE
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
00:16AM1.23m
1:05PM1.22m
1:11AM1.30m
1:49PM1.32m
Low Tide
6:22PM0.66m
6:59AM0.51m
7:19PM0.58m
7:43AM0.43m
8:01PM0.49m
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>
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:06
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
16
16
18
23
24
23
23
21
20
20
23
30
22
17
14
Feels °C
13
11
12
11
13
13
15
20
19
18
19
15
14
12
13
24
18
15
12
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