Donkin Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
12.6°C
2.7° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 11PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
0
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
2.2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
1.8
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
892
781
1527
1210
1259
1259
1107
1094
997
980
946
784
497
396
396
360
360
544
710
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
5
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
35
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:02PM1.39m
6:27AM1.25m
6:40PM1.24m
7:17AM1.12m
7:40PM1.10m
Low Tide
00:14AM0.45m
12:21PM0.57m
00:52AM0.59m
1:05PM0.70m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:38
6:38
6:39
 mm
Temp °C
15
17
16
15
14
14
17
20
21
19
16
14
13
13
17
21
23
22
19
Feels °C
7
16
12
11
10
10
11
13
12
13
11
9
8
8
10
14
16
17
15
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