Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 19 Jan 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
15.5° C
(Which is 3.3°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 3AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jan)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (19 Jan)8ft (2.5m)7s

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

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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
4
4
1
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
2.1
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)1212121212111178999999101010111212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1945151312291052892696990595585599492414343343251200240450389494403355309309
Wind
(km/h)
35
S
25
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
30
S
5
E
0
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
20
SSW
35
S
25
S
15
S
5
NE
10
E
10
E
10
S
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:44AM
1.61
3:50PM
1.59
4:16AM
1.67
4:24PM
1.61
4:48AM
1.70
4:58PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:33PM
0.17
9:52AM
0.26
10:02PM
0.13
10:23AM
0.22
10:32PM
0.12
10:56AM
0.21
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise---5:58-------6:00-------6:01----
Sunset------7:54-------7:53-------7:53-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161515161719191817181821272722212025242628222118
Feels °C (?)101113151314121113181820252316171824222426181917
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