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Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 15 Jan 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
18.3° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 3AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (15 Jan)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (15 Jan)8ft (2.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.7
SW
2
SW
2.2
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
1.6
SSW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)111212121111111110109101091077610101010910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5306047921040116214021685143212541069427303260225817481424209150150154287281320
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
5
S
20
SW
25
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
S
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:22AM
1.25
1:25PM
1.34
2:02AM
1.35
2:06PM
1.42
2:38AM
1.45
2:43PM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:33AM
0.56
7:57PM
0.39
8:13AM
0.47
8:32PM
0.30
8:47AM
0.38
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise---5:56-------5:56-------5:56----
Sunset------7:55-------7:54-------7:54-
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C191818181818181717161616171818171616151617181918
Feels °C (?)201816141412121313131515141512101012121413131514
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