Donkin Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
14.7°C
1.1° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 2PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (16 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (16 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
12
1.9
WSW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.4
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1329
905
669
591
549
409
320
314
314
440
506
418
1305
1337
1005
1655
1234
1817
1883
2088
2166
1094
1060
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
0
ENE
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
15
W
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
35
SW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:08PM1.24m
6:47AM1.17m
7:03PM1.12m
8:10AM1.10m
8:46PM1.04m
Low Tide
11:55AM0.56m
00:17AM0.55m
12:42PM0.68m
1:14AM0.66m
2:16PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
18
19
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
15
15
14
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
14
16
15
13
13
15
17
16
17
16
16
13
10
10
9
8
7
8
9
7
7
7
6
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