Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 13 May 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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.0°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 7AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (13 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (13 May)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
2.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2555
2213
1935
1837
1783
969
872
780
726
957
1123
1019
944
613
495
495
408
416
382
480
439
941
1368
1888
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
SW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:09AM1.53m
12:44PM1.46m
00:54AM1.66m
1:29PM1.57m
1:39AM1.76m
2:13PM1.66m
Low Tide
6:38AM0.27m
6:45PM0.35m
7:20AM0.13m
7:30PM0.25m
8:02AM0.03m
8:14PM0.17m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
5:59
5:58
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
17
16
16
15
15
17
19
20
20
19
15
14
14
12
13
11
12
11
10
11
10
12
12
12
13
12
13
12
12
14
15
16
17
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
SW
11
2
WSW
11
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.1
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
2.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
2555
2213
1935
1837
1783
969
872
780
726
957
1123
1019
944
613
495
495
408
416
353
341
317
941
1368
1888
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
WSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
20
0.3
WSW
18
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.9
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1
WSW
15
0.7
SSW
10
Energy kJ
673
713
673
694
260
7
15
62
207
215
151
146
112
382
480
439
92
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
20
0.3
WSW
18
0.3
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
16
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
7
62
61
149
208
237
106
115
121
92
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.3
SSE
3
Energy kJ
3
8
9
8
3
11
24
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
5
4
4
Distance (km)
101
56
103
56
56
101
0
0
0
0
0
0
56
56
103
103
56
0
0
30
103
256
103
56
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
9
9
4
5
5
9
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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