Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 31 Jan 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
14.7° C
(Which is 4.2°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 4AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (31 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (31 Jan)4ft (1.2m)18s

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

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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
4
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.7
SW
0.9
WSW
1.4
SW
1.9
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)111111111010101817161615151414141313131212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2372412684573243375575531207194031302906266521141977178512611144961786634624396288
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
20
S
10
S
5
S
20
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:12AM
1.57
2:28PM
1.63
2:57AM
1.70
3:12PM
1.70
3:37AM
1.78
3:52PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:02PM
0.19
8:25AM
0.24
8:46PM
0.10
9:09AM
0.13
9:26PM
0.03
9:50AM
0.07
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise---6:09-------6:11-------6:11----
Sunset------7:49-------7:47-------7:47-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181817182021201817171617191919171717171718191917
Feels °C (?)141717191818161514161619191717161617181918171615
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