Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 02 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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 5AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (02 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (02 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s

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


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Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
3
1
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
WSW
1.8
SW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131312121212131313121212121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3043474444947788229801073109111621060998849718578505505505440455396389334334
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
W
5
WNW
15
NNE
15
NE
35
ENE
0
NNW
15
ENE
5
E
15
E
15
NE
10
NW
5
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
S
10
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17AM
1.78
3:38PM
1.66
3:46AM
1.76
4:06PM
1.64
4:14AM
1.70
4:35PM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:12PM
0.13
9:35AM
0.05
9:41PM
0.14
10:02AM
0.07
10:09PM
0.18
10:29AM
0.13
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise---6:58-------6:58-------7:00----
Sunset------6:42-------6:40-------6:38-
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1--1--1---------------
Temp. °C191818242725252424242421202019181717161617171717
Feels °C (?)191819222422272526242422222018171718161717141414
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