Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 10PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Donkin Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the N by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 10 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 191 | 276 | 466 | 222 | 188 | 158 | 113 | 206 | 247 | 261 | 437 | 542 | 530 | 438 | 321 | 260 | 216 | 711 | 223 | 305 | 248 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:50PM1.74m | 2:17AM1.66m | 2:25PM1.81m | 2:53AM1.72m | 3:02PM1.85m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10PM0.06m | 8:18AM0.15m | 8:44PM-0.02m | 8:54AM0.11m | 9:20PM-0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 11 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 191 | 33 | 59 | 59 | 80 | 63 | 113 | 49 | 49 | 46 | 42 | 41 | 35 | 40 | 321 | 260 | 216 | 9 | 217 | 158 | 248 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 13 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | W 8 | W 15 | W 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | W 12 | SW 15 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 40 | 35 | 21 | 6 | 34 | 30 | 49 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 35 | 119 | 150 | 189 | — | 3 | 9 | 206 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | W 15 | — | W 19 | — | — | W 16 | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 13 | W 18 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — | W 12 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 20 | 4 | — | 7 | — | — | 5 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 5 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 3 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | — | — | SW 12 | SW 6 | SW 7 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 276 | 466 | 222 | 188 | 158 | 97 | 206 | 247 | 261 | 437 | 542 | 530 | 438 | 215 | — | — | 711 | 223 | 305 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 103 | 258 | 258 | 286 | 103 | 212 | 272 | 272 | 446 | 491 | 491 | 300 | 300 | 56 | 56 | 0 | 286 | 491 | 491 | 221 | 212 |
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