Doring Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 13 Apr 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
15.3° C
(Which is 1.6°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 5AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (13 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (13 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
4
2
1
1
3
3
4
4
4
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
4
SW
Period(s) (?)111111111110101414141313131316151414141414141316
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3913382982582542442082062774046379058658641982164815381538173518943499322836097879
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
5
WNW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
W
15
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise---7:05-------7:05-------7:07----
Sunset------6:29-------6:27-------6:25-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171819192425231920161617181818181717171718181716
Feels °C (?)161719192324211719151618171617191718181614131110
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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