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Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
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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
13.8° C
(Which is 2.6°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 9AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Donkin Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | |
435 | 443 | 357 | 480 | 439 | 953 | 1139 | 1690 | 1922 | 1736 | 1479 | 1359 | 1073 | 964 | 835 | 835 | 760 | 630 | 630 | 630 | 620 | 908 | 604 | 673 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 1:39AM1.76m | 2:13PM1.66m | 2:23AM1.82m | 2:57PM1.71m | 3:08AM1.83m | 3:41PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02AM0.03m | 8:14PM0.17m | 8:45AM-0.04m | 8:59PM0.12m | 9:28AM-0.04m | 9:45PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
435 | 443 | 324 | 317 | 341 | 953 | 1139 | 1690 | 1922 | 1736 | 1479 | 1359 | 1073 | 964 | 835 | 835 | 760 | 630 | 630 | 630 | 620 | 908 | 604 | 673 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 10 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | SSW 12 | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | — | WSW 15 | S 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
146 | 112 | 357 | 480 | 439 | 199 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | — | 84 | 2 | 59 | 75 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
208 | 237 | 106 | 115 | 143 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 12 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 7 | 449 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 227 | 216 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 223 | 223 | 262 | 253 |
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