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Doring Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.4° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Doring Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 6PM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Doring Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | WSW 15 | |
5645 | 5220 | 5759 | 3588 | 2831 | 2129 | 1935 | 1824 | 1665 | 1287 | 1460 | 1227 | 1248 | 1248 | 1237 | 1024 | 764 | 737 | 764 | 592 | 486 | 443 | 469 | 439 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | |
High Tide | 11:55AM1.33m | 00:09AM1.53m | 12:44PM1.46m | 00:54AM1.66m | 1:29PM1.57m | 1:39AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:56PM0.45m | 6:38AM0.27m | 6:45PM0.35m | 7:20AM0.13m | 7:30PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — |
 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | 5:58 |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | SSW 11 |
 kJ | 5645 | 5220 | 5759 | 1497 | 2831 | 2129 | 1935 | 1824 | 1665 | 1287 | 1460 | 1227 | 1248 | 1248 | 1237 | 1024 | 764 | 737 | 764 | 592 | 486 | 443 | 469 | 328 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1276 | 1434 | 1609 | 1080 | 904 | 904 | 1197 | 1000 | 1121 | 1024 | 931 | 689 | 633 | 736 | 680 | 527 | 560 | 435 | 340 | 334 | 341 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 15 | 36 | 81 | 123 | 61 | 264 | 334 | 298 | 439 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 655 | 601 | 286 | 3588 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 32 | 37 | 31 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 259 | 510 | 256 | 256 | 103 | 103 | 57 | 105 | 103 | 57 | 103 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 105 | 105 | 105 | 57 | 57 | 0 |
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