Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 20 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 6AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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4
4
4
3
4
2
2
4
3
3
2
3
4
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
Period(s) (?)111112121213131313131313131313121212121316151616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)321035543699370736433666339830002567213519721607138711851058108311441125131913232421253427322586
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
15
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscrossglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:51AM
1.75
5:22PM
1.60
5:38AM
1.60
6:13PM
1.48
6:34AM
1.43
7:17PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:39PM
0.13
11:07AM
0.07
11:24PM
0.23
11:54AM
0.22
12:17AM
0.37
12:49PM
0.38
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise---7:09-------7:11-------7:11----
Sunset------6:21-------6:19-------6:17-
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161516161616161515151414161616151515141417191818
Feels °C (?)991112121213131414131215131312121191013141213
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