Doring Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 SAST
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Doring Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Doring Bay sea temperature is
15.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Doring Bay today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 5PM is: 3.5m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (27 May)11ft (3.5m)17s
Evening (27 May)11ft (3.5m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
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3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
18
3
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2065
6227
6868
6779
5882
5205
4888
4645
4978
5366
5369
5597
5228
4618
4176
3991
3536
3031
2859
2679
2158
2005
2063
1806
Wind (km/h)
0
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:05PM1.37m
1:09AM1.49m
1:42PM1.42m
1:45AM1.51m
2:17PM1.47m
2:21AM1.53m
Low Tide
7:09PM0.45m
7:38AM0.28m
7:47PM0.40m
8:11AM0.25m
8:23PM0.37m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:35
7:35
7:37
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5:52
5:52
5:51
5:51
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
17
20
19
19
18
17
17
16
16
14
13
13
14
15
15
15
16
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
16
18
15
15
14
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
14
3
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
Energy kJ
1672
6227
6868
6779
5882
5205
4888
4645
4978
5366
5369
5597
5228
4618
4176
3991
3536
3031
2859
2679
2158
2005
2063
1806
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
18
Energy kJ
2065
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
Energy kJ
41
81
79
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
103
103
57
57
2
2
2
2
103
105
105
58
33
2
2
2
2
235
223
105
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
6
7
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
6
7
6
6
6
6
7
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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