Donkin Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
12.7° C
2.2° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 12AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)--
Afternoon (26 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (26 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
4
2
3
3
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.7
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.1
SW
17
2.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
921
925
910
910
895
880
808
794
781
808
769
760
940
456
600
846
833
663
2829
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
10
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
45
NE
15
NE
15
W
5
S
5
SW
10
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:11AM1.30m
1:49PM1.32m
1:54AM1.38m
2:25PM1.42m
Low Tide
7:19PM0.58m
7:43AM0.43m
8:01PM0.49m
8:19AM0.34m
8:37PM0.41m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
25
24
23
22
20
19
23
30
24
16
16
12
12
12
13
15
17
17
17
Feels °C
20
19
19
16
12
11
12
24
19
14
15
10
9
8
10
11
14
14
15
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