Donkin Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
12.8° 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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 12PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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)
3
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
1
2
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
0.9
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.5
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
536
449
411
198
268
258
224
196
104
255
661
906
1322
1415
1358
1560
2031
2430
2457
2146
2113
1939
1929
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
SSE
5
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
N
15
W
15
SW
10
SSE
15
S
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:50PM1.54m
7:20AM1.32m
7:42PM1.45m
8:27AM1.23m
8:53PM1.35m
Low Tide
12:25PM0.34m
1:06AM0.35m
1:11PM0.44m
2:03AM0.43m
2:14PM0.55m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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>
7:33
7:33
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:14
 mm
Temp °C
20
17
18
20
17
14
14
13
12
12
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
15
15
14
14
13
Feels °C
17
14
16
18
15
12
13
11
10
10
12
10
12
12
12
11
10
10
13
12
12
13
11
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