Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 29 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
14.6° 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 1PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (29 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
3
4
3
1
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1.2
SSW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.2
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.8
SW
6
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
213
188
160
113
113
84
132
221
174
193
213
207
574
882
970
1075
839
802
777
765
706
748
736
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
0
S
5
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
N
15
NNE
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:10PM1.54m
2:15AM1.66m
2:41PM1.57m
2:46AM1.66m
3:11PM1.59m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.17m
8:14PM0.27m
8:37AM0.13m
8:45PM0.25m
9:06AM0.12m
9:15PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:16
7:16
7:18
7:18
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6:10
6:09
6:08
6:07
Temp °C
15
15
18
21
20
17
17
17
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
16
15
15
15
14
14
11
12
13
16
13
11
11
12
10
10
10
9
9
11
12
13
14
14
14
12
12
14
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.8
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
1.1
SW
9
0.6
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.4
SW
18
1.1
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
Energy kJ
250
213
188
160
113
113
73
132
136
174
109
164
111
574
882
970
1075
839
802
777
765
706
748
736
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
9
0.3
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
10
0.9
SW
5
Energy kJ
24
37
34
52
97
87
84
70
41
84
43
76
47
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
11
Energy kJ
7
46
42
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
3
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1
SSW
6
1.2
SSW
9
1.2
SSW
8
1.3
SSW
8
1.8
SW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.1
SW
6
Energy kJ
5
33
71
77
221
193
213
207
132
72
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
4
3
1
3
1
3
3
4
4
5
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
491
103
56
185
56
185
258
258
258
233
101
56
0
0
302
370
412
412
30
3
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
5
4
4
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
8
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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