Donkin Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 5PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (29 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
195
169
120
111
134
238
234
241
249
253
249
295
295
245
215
209
202
152
147
144
142
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
35
E
25
SE
25
SSE
10
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
40
NE
20
NNW
10
W
5
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
25
WSW
5
SSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:38PM1.77m
5:05AM1.60m
5:18PM1.65m
5:48AM1.48m
6:05PM1.50m
Low Tide
10:26AM0.12m
10:53PM0.07m
11:03AM0.21m
11:33PM0.19m
11:46AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
28
29
24
27
25
24
24
30
30
21
18
17
16
13
16
20
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
15
19
22
18
23
19
17
17
23
27
20
18
15
13
11
14
18
11
14
13
14
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