Doring Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.80° S 18.23° E

Doring Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Doring Bay sea temperature is
12.6°C
2.6° 

Doring 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 Doring Bay today (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 11AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (31 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (31 Aug)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
2
1
1
2
2
4
4
3
2
1
2
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1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.7
SW
12
2.2
SW
11
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1427
1324
1141
1040
1054
553
485
366
833
1172
1697
1756
2042
2288
3292
3299
3159
3199
3050
2866
2570
2532
2241
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SSW
10
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
35
SSW
35
S
25
S
15
S
10
SE
5
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross
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
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
High Tide
5:03PM1.75m
5:25AM1.56m
5:39PM1.66m
6:04AM1.46m
6:21PM1.54m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.14m
11:16PM0.13m
11:21AM0.22m
11:53PM0.21m
12:00PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:29
6:30
6:30
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
13
12
13
12
11
10
10
10
13
16
13
12
11
10
10
10
13
13
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
11
7
7
6
6
6
6
7
8
11
7
5
6
7
8
8
10
8
9
10
12
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