Donkin Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.9° 

Donkin Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 3PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (21 Oct)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (21 Oct)8ft (2.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
3
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
736
1202
1694
1971
1744
1508
1274
1134
800
756
497
478
478
437
437
501
398
398
445
445
445
344
338
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SE
5
SE
10
E
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:04PM1.36m
00:27AM1.32m
12:41PM1.50m
1:05AM1.45m
1:15PM1.63m
Low Tide
5:58AM0.55m
6:34PM0.47m
6:36AM0.44m
7:06PM0.32m
7:10AM0.33m
7:38PM0.18m
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
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5:58
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Temp °C
14
14
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
15
16
15
17
21
21
20
19
18
Feels °C
10
10
10
12
13
15
16
15
15
15
15
13
13
12
12
14
14
16
19
17
14
15
13
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