Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Issued: 7 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is

13.3° C

Donkin Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today (09 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 12PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	14s
Afternoon (09 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	14s
Evening (09 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 9							Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sun 12
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	3	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1542	1500	1580	1403	1304	1266	1319	1137	1137	1053	969	954	851	753	656	590	599	537	486	430	373	367	325	273
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SW	SW	WSW	SSW	SSW	N	NNW	NE	E	ENE	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide			10:25AM1.25m				10:44PM1.42m					11:41AM1.31m				11:57PM1.48m				12:48PM1.41m				1:03AM1.56m
Low Tide	4:01AM0.43m				4:14PM0.55m					5:21AM0.38m				5:40PM0.50m				6:32AM0.29m				6:53PM0.40m


	7:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46
	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	5:59
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	13	13	14	13	13	11	11	11	12	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	15	17	15	15	16	16
Feels °C	11	10	11	10	11	10	11	9	10	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	11	13	15	11	12	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	1542	1500	1580	1403	1304	1266	1319	1137	1137	1053	969	954	851	753	656	590	599	537	486	430	373	367	325	273
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 15	W 14	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 12	W 12	W 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	33	54	112	105	136	129	118	152	152	160	225	221	206
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	W 8	—	—	—	W 13	—	W 18	SW 18	SW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	32	—	6	12	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Heaven West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Heaven West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Pastures West Coast	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	5	3	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2
Distance (km)	103	0	0	56	446	103	56	56	0	0	0	101	30	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4		5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	7	8	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5

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