Donkin Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.8° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 9PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (02 Oct)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
1
0
0
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.9
SW
11
2.1
SW
10
2
SW
10
1.9
SW
10
1.8
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
1.9
SW
8
1.7
SW
8
1.3
WSW
11
1.6
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.4
SW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
180
459
745
846
901
784
681
428
313
475
390
397
520
416
386
347
408
389
383
497
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
30
SSW
10
ENE
10
NE
15
ESE
15
SE
25
E
20
E
20
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:07PM1.33m
8:02AM1.23m
8:43PM1.21m
9:52AM1.22m
10:36PM1.22m
Low Tide
12:41PM0.48m
1:26AM0.49m
2:08PM0.61m
3:12AM0.58m
4:24PM0.61m
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part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
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Temp °C
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
16
17
17
19
20
19
19
20
25
25
20
21
19
Feels °C
13
12
10
9
8
7
9
9
13
13
12
18
18
16
16
15
21
21
14
16
15
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