Donkin Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
12.2°C
3.0° 

Donkin Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 1AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (02 Sep)8ft (2.4m)13s
Evening (02 Sep)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
4
4
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
3
!
!
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.4
SW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
2.1
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1749
1346
2126
1831
2205
2233
2161
2130
2098
1974
1725
1597
1383
1189
1116
1198
2640
2755
954
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
35
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
20
N
25
NNW
10
NNW
10
SSW
25
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:39PM1.66m
6:04AM1.46m
6:21PM1.54m
6:53AM1.33m
7:15PM1.40m
Low Tide
11:53PM0.21m
12:00PM0.32m
00:37AM0.33m
12:47PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
13
12
11
10
10
10
12
13
14
13
13
14
14
13
14
15
13
15
14
Feels °C
7
5
6
6
7
8
9
8
10
11
12
13
11
8
12
13
8
13
10
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