Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 19 Jul 2025 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
13.2° C
(Which is 1.6°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 9AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (19 Jul)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (19 Jul)6ft (1.9m)13s

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

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Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
2
SW
Period(s) (?)151414141414131313131313131313131316141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4180356631922596219318581613147412421050946796796784946113313631904160214801459128012231286
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
ENE
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
NE
15
N
20
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:14PM
1.44
10:10AM
1.25
10:32PM
1.41
11:31AM
1.28
11:50PM
1.42
12:42PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:48AM
0.42
4:03PM
0.55
5:12AM
0.41
5:35PM
0.53
6:29AM
0.35
6:52PM
0.45
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Sunrise---7:43-------7:43-------7:43----
Sunset------6:02-------6:02-------6:04-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141514141520212019191817191714131212111112141415
Feels °C (?)10121110101414141312111214121110998910101112
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  1. weather stationWind Update Offshore wind reported 26 km from Donkin Bay (moderate winds from the ENE at Lamberts Bay Nortier 26 km from Donkin Bay). A 2.4m groundswell from the SW

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26 km away, 1 h 25 min ago

24 km/h
ENE
10.2
13.2
Air / Water (°C)
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