Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 20 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 2.1°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 7PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
Period(s) (?)121313131313131313131212121212131616161616151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)364336663398300025672135197216071387118511181065112511891298153427322732276827682421210216921402
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
E
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
25
S
25
S
15
SSE
10
SE
15
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:22PM
1.60
5:38AM
1.60
6:13PM
1.48
6:34AM
1.43
7:17PM
1.36
7:48AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:07AM
0.07
11:24PM
0.23
11:54AM
0.22
12:17AM
0.37
12:49PM
0.38
1:27AM
0.51
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-------7:11-------7:11-------7:11
Sunset--6:21-------6:19-------6:17-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616151515141416161616161514141719191820191817
Feels °C (?)121213131414131214131314131110101314131215151412
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