Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Issued: 7 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is

13.1° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 2PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	11s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14							Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	0	1	0	2	0	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	151	146	143	127	125	122	117	108	106	190	339	612	1054	1650	1933	2181	2151	1778	1725	1497	1249	1028	878	718
Wind (km/h)	S	ESE	NNW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSE	ENE	S	SSW	S	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	S	SSW	S	S	SSE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide					3:25PM1.74m				3:42AM1.73m				4:11PM1.79m				4:28AM1.70m				4:54PM1.80m
Low Tide			9:12AM0.04m				9:37PM0.11m				9:57AM0.01m				10:24PM0.08m				10:39AM0.03m					11:09PM0.10m


	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:43
	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	6:00
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	14	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	15	17	16	16	17	17	17	17	18	20	19	19	19	18
Feels °C	12	12	14	13	11	12	12	12	11	11	13	14	12	14	15	15	15	15	15	17	15	16	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 11	W 11	W 11	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 9	W 9	W 9	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	151	146	143	127	125	122	117	108	106	81	339	612	1054	1650	1933	2181	2151	1778	1725	1497	1249	1028	878	718
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 16	SW 12	SW 12	SW 18	WSW 17	W 9	W 9	W 9	WSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	23	23	23	44	42	63	53	23	79	190	106	81	106	123	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 9	SW 16	SSW 12	SW 18	SW 18	SW 12	W 12	WSW 11	W 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	27	26	27	8	39	14	49	50	38	41	24	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 4	SSW 4	SSW 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	14	11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Heaven West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast	Donkin Bay West Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	101	101	2	0	56	0	0	0	101	103	0	0	0	0	0	0	56	103	103	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Vredenberg Point	Stompneus	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Jacobs Bay	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom	Heaven	Heaven	Heaven	Hell	Hell	Hell	Silwerstroom	Yzerfontein	Cape St Martin	Cape St Martin	Yzerfontein	Silwerstroom	Silwerstroom
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haakgat Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	5	6

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