Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 19 Apr 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
14.5° C
(Which is 2.3°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 4PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (19 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)10s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.8
NW
2.4
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1269101111121213131313131313131313131212121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5032371014211530593389346432643518372233983000256721351972160713871266115411181182124913851541
Wind
(km/h)
45
NW
50
NW
40
WNW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
0
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:37PM
1.70
4:51AM
1.75
5:22PM
1.60
5:38AM
1.60
6:13PM
1.48
6:34AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:25AM
-0.03
10:39PM
0.13
11:07AM
0.07
11:24PM
0.23
11:54AM
0.22
12:17AM
0.37
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-------7:09-------7:11-------7:11
Sunset--6:22-------6:21-------6:19-----
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--211-------------------
Temp. °C161717161515151516161515151414141616161616151414
Feels °C (?)789889101112121213141313121513121312111011
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