Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 3AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Donkin Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, light winds from the E by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 22 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1217 | 1806 | 1931 | 390 | 283 | 749 | 216 | 157 | 263 | 240 | 353 | 272 | 165 | 88 | 45 | 46 | 40 | 40 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:15PM1.40m | 8:04AM1.21m | 8:38PM1.27m | 9:51AM1.16m | 10:30PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36AM0.46m | 1:56PM0.59m | 3:10AM0.56m | 4:00PM0.65m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 9 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 1217 | 1806 | 1931 | 340 | 283 | 186 | 216 | 75 | 263 | 240 | 353 | 272 | 165 | 88 | 35 | 36 | 35 | 39 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | — | WSW 11 | SSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 22 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 390 | 220 | — | 143 | 157 | 69 | 68 | 40 | 47 | 45 | 76 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 45 | 46 | 40 | 40 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 6 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | S 5 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 4 | — | ESE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | 73 | 97 | 110 | 749 | 172 | 9 | 5 | — | 36 | 1 | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 958 | 1017 | 1225 | 1062 | 1075 | 1062 | 1225 | 3852 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 103 | 30 | 3 |
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