Doring Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.80° S 18.23° E

Issued: 1 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Doring Bay sea temperature is

13.5° C

Doring Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Doring Bay today (29 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 7AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Evening (29 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 29								Thursday 30								Friday 31
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	2	4	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1547	1408	1280	1164	1067	961	891	905	905	809	723	700	629	639	535	535	488	488	480	398	374	324	314	263
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ENE	E	E	SSE	SSE	SE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ESE	SE	SSE	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide		3:05AM1.52m				3:30PM1.59m				3:37AM1.56m				4:01PM1.65m				4:09AM1.58m				4:31PM1.69m
Low Tide				9:21AM0.20m				9:40PM0.28m				9:49AM0.16m				10:11PM0.24m				10:17AM0.15m				10:41PM0.22m


	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	14	17	20	20	19	19	17	16	15	17	22	22	20	20	20	18	17	20	26	27	23	22
Feels °C	9	10	8	9	14	15	14	15	13	12	10	11	17	17	15	16	15	11	10	11	17	20	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	1547	1408	1280	1164	1067	961	891	905	905	809	723	700	629	639	535	535	488	488	480	398	374	324	314	263
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	S 4	SSW 4	—	NE 4	NNE 4	—	SSW 3	S 4	SSW 4	W 20	SW 19	SW 18	WSW 18	SW 17	SW 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	8	3	—	5	1	—	2	7	3	7	14	13	61	76	67
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 18	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	30	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 3	—	—	—	—	SSE 3	S 4	S 4	—	—	ENE 3	NE 4	—	SSE 3	S 4	S 4	—	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	ESE 3	ESE 3
kJ	6	—	—	—	—	8	21	24	—	—	3	8	—	3	13	10	—	3	12	45	29	7	8	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	2	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2
Distance (km)	32	1	1	42	0	105	57	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	32	0	1	32	32	32	42	0	0	32
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	7	6	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	6

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