Donkin Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
17.6°C
2.1° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 6PM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
2
1
3
2
2
0
2
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
0
1
2
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.6
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
WSW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
134
191
466
492
503
473
504
473
403
349
389
338
298
303
412
573
1193
1190
1244
1227
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
E
15
N
20
W
0
NNE
25
ENE
20
E
30
NE
30
NE
20
ENE
15
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
1:57PM1.63m
2:13AM1.59m
2:27PM1.74m
2:45AM1.67m
2:57PM1.82m
Low Tide
8:15PM0.20m
8:20AM0.18m
8:43PM0.10m
8:49AM0.11m
9:13PM0.02m
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6:33
6:31
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6:44
6:44
6:45
 mm
2
8
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
20
21
18
24
24
23
22
22
19
15
15
14
14
15
Feels °C
18
16
14
14
15
16
16
19
18
19
21
22
19
19
19
18
12
12
12
13
16
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