Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 07 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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 4PM is: 2.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (07 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (07 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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

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Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
3
4
3
4
2
0
0
2
2
3
3
4
2
1
1
1
4
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.2
SW
1.3
WSW
1.6
SW
Period(s) (?)111111111212121212121212111111111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)749963123713891463129112131121105592987273169485111471234119312561572150814281100459617
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:13PM
1.46
6:37AM
1.59
6:56PM
1.34
7:19AM
1.48
7:44PM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:11PM
0.26
12:15AM
0.28
12:55PM
0.36
12:54AM
0.40
1:42PM
0.46
1:36AM
0.53
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-------5:50-------5:50-------5:50
Sunset--7:55-------7:55-------7:55-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918171616161718191919201817182020201919192225
Feels °C (?)161513141416161716161719201816181815141519192121
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