Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 30 Mar 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 12PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (30 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.6
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
Period(s) (?)1212121211116611109991515101013141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)49439639630320592808072212144135126104109188204180224241284308304347
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
5
E
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
0
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SSW
5
W
0
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
5
SW
0
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrossonglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:03PM
1.55
2:16AM
1.71
2:37PM
1.62
2:47AM
1.76
3:08PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:03AM
0.19
8:10PM
0.21
8:36AM
0.11
8:42PM
0.15
9:06AM
0.06
9:12PM
0.13
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise-6:56-------6:56-------6:58------
Sunset----6:45-------6:44-------6:43---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161518181817171717172119181717161616202019181919
Feels °C (?)151517151515161817172018161718181716191717162021
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