Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am 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 2PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am 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)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
!
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.3
SW
1.3
WSW
3
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
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)1312128910111111121313131313131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9047515032301319211531523329326234133518372233983045256721351847160713061173974101910831150
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
25
N
45
NW
45
NW
45
WNW
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
15
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
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
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
Wed
22
Sunrise-7:09-------7:09-------7:11------
Sunset----6:22-------6:21-------6:19---
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----21------------------
Temp. °C141416171717161515151516151514141414151515161515
Feels °C (?)10879999910111112121312121212131211121111
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