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Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.8°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: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.6m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (17 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Donkin Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1249 | 1162 | 878 | 895 | 1534 | 1375 | 1328 | 1543 | 1694 | 1937 | 1952 | 1794 | 1400 | 730 | 530 | 966 | 904 | 797 | 307 | 379 | 901 | 1555 | 1899 | 2725 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:17PM 1.76 | 3:27AM 1.90 | 3:56PM 1.76 | 4:08AM 1.85 | 4:37PM 1.70 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:08AM -0.07 | 9:18PM 0.06 | 9:45AM -0.08 | 9:57PM 0.07 | 10:25AM -0.03 | 10:39PM 0.13 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Mon 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 6:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:22 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
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