Donkin Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
13.3° C
1.6° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 7PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (19 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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)
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
9
1.2
SW
9
0.8
SW
8
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
1
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
272
268
250
338
377
515
487
392
341
269
235
83
98
101
160
137
382
736
865
1155
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
5
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:01PM1.57m
7:27AM1.31m
7:47PM1.44m
8:20AM1.20m
8:39PM1.32m
Low Tide
12:39PM0.32m
1:23AM0.37m
1:21PM0.45m
2:13AM0.47m
2:11PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:02
6:04
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
13
14
12
12
13
12
12
11
13
10
10
10
10
10
11
9
11
9
9
10
9
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