Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
14.0° C
(Which is 2.7°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 3AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)7ft (2.2m)13s
Afternoon (22 Apr)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (22 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
Period(s) (?)121212121213161616161615151414141413131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)104210651125120913191558258627322567242124212048158513071094902711569437331326220172144
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
S
20
S
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
35
E
30
E
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
10
E
25
E
40
ENE
40
NE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:13PM
1.48
6:34AM
1.43
7:17PM
1.36
7:48AM
1.27
8:43PM
1.28
9:27AM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:17AM
0.37
12:49PM
0.38
1:27AM
0.51
2:05PM
0.51
3:11AM
0.58
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-----7:11-------7:11-------7:13--
Sunset6:19-------6:17-------6:16-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161616151413171919192118171619242422232221222731
Feels °C (?)131413119913141414151312911161716181815162130
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