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Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 09 Jan 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
18.1° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 6AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (09 Jan)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (09 Jan)8ft (2.5m)11s

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

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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
2
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
SW
1.3
WSW
1.7
SW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)111111111111111111111211111111111313121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6267159841126108412131375162714281080475676307230186183173249398367367277268389
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
5
SSW
5
WNW
5
NE
15
E
10
SE
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
10
WSW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglassoffoffcrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:19AM
1.48
7:44PM
1.23
8:06AM
1.37
8:43PM
1.14
9:04AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:54AM
0.40
1:42PM
0.46
1:36AM
0.53
2:36PM
0.55
2:30AM
0.64
3:47PM
0.61
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise---5:50-------5:50-------5:52----
Sunset------7:55-------7:55-------7:55-
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191817182021201919192125302423222118171921212018
Feels °C (?)201816181817151519192122281918182017161820201919
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