Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 11AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Donkin Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1693 | 1346 | 1127 | 1021 | 1374 | 838 | 767 | 1293 | 928 | 723 | 593 | 655 | 289 | 493 | 488 | 580 | 961 | 790 | 721 | 688 | 494 | 486 | 486 | 486 | 479 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on |
High Tide | 6:31AM1.28m | 6:42PM1.18m | 7:31AM1.23m | 7:51PM1.11m | 8:45AM1.22m | 9:18PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:32PM0.61m | 00:47AM0.56m | 1:38PM0.68m | 1:50AM0.63m | 3:09PM0.68m | 3:15AM0.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | 7:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | W 16 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1693 | 1346 | 1127 | 1021 | — | — | 416 | 1293 | 928 | 723 | 593 | 5 | — | 235 | 302 | 580 | 961 | 790 | 721 | 688 | 494 | 486 | 486 | 486 | 479 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 14 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 17 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | 253 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 33 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 12 | — | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1374 | 838 | 767 | 805 | — | — | — | 655 | 289 | 493 | 488 | 34 | — | — | — | 9 | 37 | 55 | 49 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 101 | 101 | 1899 | 2902 | 300 | 272 | 272 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 491 | 1899 | 491 | 215 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 1011 | 103 | 103 | 30 | 30 |
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