Donkin Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for Donkin Bay (reef and point) over the next couple of weeks.

We’ve got a run of solid, juicy swell on the way, but it’s a bit of a mixed bag with the wind. The water is sitting at 53° – that’s a whopping 6° colder than normal for this time of year, so you’ll want a good thick wetsuit. The good news is the swell direction is sitting right in that optimum SW window for this break, so it’s got the right angle.

The first real standout is this coming Sunday, the 18th. Tuesday morning is actually pretty clean early, with a 7ft WSW swell, 13-second period, and a light cross-off southerly. The combined wave energy is chunky at 1246, so there’s some grunt there. It’s a bit much for beginners at 7ft, but for the experienced crew, it’s firing. The crowds are only *sometimes* a problem here.

Thursday morning, the 20th, looks even cleaner. Same 7ft WSW swell, 12-second period, but with a glassy 5 km/h SSE breeze – that’s a treat. The energy is still solid at 1207. That’s a morning to clear the schedule for.

Then we hit a bit of a lull through the weekend, with messy onshore winds and dropping swell. Not worth paddling out.

The real screamer is the following Sunday, the 23rd. That morning is going to be special. We’re looking at a 8ft WSW swell with a 12-second period, light cross-off SSE wind, and the energy meter is pushing 1735. That’s proper big, powerful surf – expert territory only. Clean as a whistle.

Another long-range standout to keep a loose eye on is Saturday morning, the 29th. That one has a 8ft WSW swell, 14-second period – that’s proper groundswell – and the wind is dead glassy. The energy is way up at 2342. That’s promising but still a fair way out, so don’t bet the farm on it.

A bit later, on Sunday the 30th, the morning looks excellent with an 8ft WSW, 14-second period and a clean offshore east wind. That’s 2734 of wave energy. That is the standout of the whole run – big, clean, and lined up for the point.

From there, the wind gets messy again and the swell drops off, so we’re looking at a run of poor conditions into September.

Overall, the best bet of the whole window is Sunday the 30th, with Thursday the 20th being the top pick in the first week. Don’t bother with the windy afternoons – they get chewed up by the cross-shore breeze.

Stay stoked.
Rusty.

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