Donkin Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
13.1° C
1.8° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 10AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (06 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (06 Aug)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sat night).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1582
2061
2494
2421
2146
2146
1939
1960
2185
2046
2021
2148
2245
2226
2258
2334
2334
2050
1733
1589
1430
1408
1708
1858
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
WSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:27AM1.23m
8:53PM1.35m
9:57AM1.19m
10:26PM1.32m
11:31AM1.25m
Low Tide
2:03AM0.43m
2:14PM0.55m
3:25AM0.49m
3:49PM0.61m
5:08AM0.47m
5:40PM0.56m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
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6:14
6:14
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
12
14
12
13
13
12
12
12
12
15
19
16
14
12
12
11
11
12
13
14
14
13
Feels °C
10
10
9
12
10
10
9
9
9
11
10
12
17
10
9
7
8
7
7
7
7
9
10
9
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