Donkin Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.81° S 18.23° E

Donkin Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Donkin Bay sea temperature is
11.5° C
3.4° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Donkin Bay at 5PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (14 Aug)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (14 Aug)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
4
3
4
3
4
4
2
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
996
970
1091
911
849
934
934
1049
1034
907
1019
1231
1267
1364
1286
1249
1127
1285
1321
1517
1809
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
0
SSE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
5
S
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
4:28PM1.86m
4:47AM1.68m
5:04PM1.81m
5:23AM1.59m
5:39PM1.71m
Low Tide
10:15AM0.02m
10:44PM0.04m
10:50AM0.08m
11:20PM0.10m
11:24AM0.18m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:19
6:20
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
17
21
16
16
15
14
13
13
15
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
11
10
11
12
11
9
9
10
15
19
12
15
13
13
12
13
14
12
11
13
14
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