Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 18 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 2.2°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 3PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
!
!
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4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.3
SW
1.7
WNW
3
W
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
Period(s) (?)1212121211111013131212691010111112121313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18131937208118251425829530966904784503216123219242649292729402813273933143102288625672135
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
5
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
45
NW
50
NW
50
NW
45
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:56PM
1.76
4:08AM
1.85
4:37PM
1.70
4:51AM
1.75
5:22PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:45AM
-0.08
9:57PM
0.07
10:25AM
-0.03
10:39PM
0.13
11:07AM
0.07
11:24PM
0.23
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise-7:09-------7:09-------7:09------
Sunset----6:22-------6:22-------6:21---
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------12----------
Temp. °C151516161616151514141616161715151515151515151414
Feels °C (?)13121212131514131198779891112121112131313
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