
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 12AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Donkin Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
195 | 326 | 649 | 1644 | 2148 | 2412 | 2245 | 2394 | 872 | 908 | 1527 | 1120 | 1259 | 1173 | 1013 | 939 | 1013 | 997 | 963 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:30PM1.54m | 5:51AM1.38m | 6:02PM1.39m | 6:27AM1.25m | 6:40PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.32m | 11:49AM0.43m | 00:14AM0.45m | 12:21PM0.57m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 7 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
58 | 139 | 649 | 1644 | 2148 | 2412 | 2245 | 1979 | 837 | 668 | 1527 | 1120 | 1259 | 1173 | 1013 | 939 | 1013 | 997 | 963 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | WSW 16 | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — |
119 | 326 | 147 | 169 | — | — | — | — | — | 908 | 286 | 418 | 208 | 106 | 106 | 103 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 17 | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
195 | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 13 | SW 9 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | S 4 |
78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2394 | 872 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 444 | 40 | 254 | 233 | 103 | 440 | 444 | 446 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 491 | 56 | 943 | 0 | 0 |
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