Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Donkin Bay today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 20s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 2AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 20s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Donkin Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 200 | 98 | 67 | 101 | 75 | 69 | 75 | 205 | 404 | 545 | 1869 | 1648 | 1772 | 1402 | 1653 | 1471 | 1077 | 958 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:42PM1.82m | 4:11AM1.70m | 4:23PM1.75m | 4:54AM1.62m | 5:09PM1.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58PM-0.02m | 10:12AM0.13m | 10:39PM0.06m | 10:56AM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SSW 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 137 | 200 | 98 | 27 | 101 | 75 | 69 | 65 | 65 | 222 | 346 | 1869 | 1648 | 1772 | 1402 | 1653 | 1471 | 1077 | 958 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | W 10 | SW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | NW 13 | W 13 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 44 | 40 | 52 | 67 | 17 | 59 | 40 | 40 | 205 | 404 | 545 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 12 | W 9 | SW 4 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 12 | 65 | 61 | 9 | 18 | 75 | 40 | 26 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 15 | 22 | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 20 | 57 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 126 | 244 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 103 | 103 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 258 | 491 | 268 | 103 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 258 | 471 | 321 | 272 |
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