Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 03 Mar 2026 SAST
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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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.6°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 11AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (03 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (03 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.2
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)131212121211111111111010101010131212121212121112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1058833678593383255202172194319324311273311416954799761624625505425463648
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
5
ESE
5
NE
10
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:33PM
1.71
3:48AM
1.84
4:05PM
1.70
4:18AM
1.82
4:36PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:32AM
0.04
9:39PM
0.05
10:04AM
0.03
10:09PM
0.07
10:34AM
0.05
10:38PM
0.12
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Fri
06
Sunrise-6:37-------6:37-------6:39------
Sunset----7:20-------7:17-------7:16---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151517181717161616161919191818181818201919171717
Feels °C (?)121213131212121315161716161719191817181618171716
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