Donkin Bay surf break

Donkin Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 25 Nov 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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.5°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 1PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am November 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Nov)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (25 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (25 Nov)4ft (1.2m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Fri
28
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
0
0
1
2
4
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
3
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.3
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131212121214131313121212111111111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)91975761360443542135533712551069954865827448897652574515406369318211181255
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
10
SW
5
W
15
NW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
NNW
10
N
5
N
15
W
20
SW
15
SW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:54AM
1.37
6:01PM
1.30
6:43AM
1.33
6:56PM
1.22
7:44AM
1.31
8:09PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:53AM
0.52
12:09AM
0.44
12:45PM
0.58
1:00AM
0.50
1:54PM
0.60
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Fri
28
Sunrise-5:35-------5:35-------5:33------
Sunset----7:31-------7:32-------7:34---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232731292524211816171819191716151518211920181819
Feels °C (?)212428251918151616151718171616151519201719171617
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