Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 12 Apr 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
15.3° C
(Which is 1.7°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 9PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.6
WSW
0.7
SW
0.9
WSW
1.2
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
SW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212111111111111101014141413131313161514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)455448440325268233198224191156124147197318517581546668156614501265126512651447
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
0
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-------7:05-------7:05-------7:07
Sunset--6:30-------6:29-------6:27-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181818181717181822232218191616161818181818171716
Feels °C (?)181716161516181822222016181516161717171919171817
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