Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 06 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
17.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 6AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (06 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (06 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)13s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
4
3
2
1
0
1
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)151515141414141413131313121212121212111111121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4301381031092840264325702883171923901834149112791003827761748666420445350357383338338
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSW
30
SW
35
SSW
40
S
25
S
15
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
S
25
S
25
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
25
NE
15
WSW
15
SW
0
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:11AM
1.50
5:34PM
1.39
5:42AM
1.37
6:09PM
1.28
6:18AM
1.25
6:56PM
1.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:03PM
0.33
11:22AM
0.32
11:31PM
0.44
11:51AM
0.43
12:03AM
0.55
12:27PM
0.55
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise---7:01-------7:01-------7:01----
Sunset------6:37-------6:36-------6:35-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161615151718171616171819242525242726252532312322
Feels °C (?)10111011131211911141617222220182223222126272021
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