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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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.0°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: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Donkin Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 8 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | |
642 | 581 | 527 | 458 | 396 | 462 | 173 | 151 | 543 | 206 | 187 | 239 | 243 | 201 | 317 | 459 | 705 | 785 | 998 | 1531 | 1634 | 1516 | 1220 | 1061 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:58PM1.32m | 6:06AM1.26m | 6:47PM1.25m | 6:59AM1.18m | 7:53PM1.21m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:36AM0.41m | 11:56PM0.55m | 12:15PM0.49m | 00:45AM0.63m | 1:06PM0.57m | 1:57AM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | |
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | 6:02 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 |
642 | 581 | 527 | 458 | 396 | 462 | 173 | 125 | 543 | 67 | 64 | 239 | 243 | 201 | 317 | 302 | 376 | 785 | 998 | 1531 | 1634 | 1516 | 1220 | 1061 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 6 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 |
238 | 143 | 217 | 268 | 261 | 189 | 133 | 101 | 51 | 206 | 187 | 52 | 37 | 35 | 31 | 459 | 705 | 321 | 335 | — | — | — | — | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | W 20 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 19 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
171 | 150 | 44 | 34 | 19 | 7 | 156 | 151 | — | 51 | 86 | 34 | 33 | 35 | 286 | 39 | 14 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 16 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 56 | 101 | 837 | 56 | 233 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 103 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0 |
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