Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 03 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.1°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 6PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)4ft (1.2m)15s
Evening (03 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
519
619
697
1223
1206
1226
1155
1255
1359
1236
1103
1161
1036
1100
1226
1226
1205
1082
950
1214
1121
1045
961
938
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
25
ENE
15
ESE
5
S
10
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:12PM1.54m
4:18AM1.54m
4:44PM1.48m
4:51AM1.45m
5:18PM1.40m
5:26AM1.36m
Low Tide
10:03AM0.18m
10:14PM0.31m
10:32AM0.25m
10:45PM0.37m
11:02AM0.32m
11:18PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
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7:20
7:20
7:20
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6:07
6:07
6:06
6:05
1
4
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
22
18
17
16
16
17
17
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
13
13
14
15
15
13
14
14
14
13
19
15
16
17
16
16
15
12
13
14
13
14
13
13
10
11
10
12
11
11
10
12
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
10
1.4
WSW
10
1.3
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
Energy kJ
464
388
318
1223
1206
1226
1155
1255
1359
1236
1103
1161
1036
1100
1226
1226
1205
1082
950
1214
1121
1045
961
938
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
15
1.2
WSW
15
1.3
WSW
14
0.4
WSW
10
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
WSW
18
0.2
WSW
18
1.5
SSW
11
1.5
SSW
10
1.2
SSW
11
0.6
WSW
15
Energy kJ
519
619
697
33
17
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
61
31
527
471
323
150
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
21
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
WSW
19
0.2
WSW
18
0.2
SSW
11
0.4
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.5
WSW
16
0.1
W
13
Energy kJ
9
8
15
36
31
11
103
173
146
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
3
3
5
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
254
101
256
40
40
290
248
254
254
258
101
101
40
101
101
101
254
289
115
40
40
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
5
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
6
5
5
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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