Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doring Bay today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 1AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Doring Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Fri night, light winds from the SE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1600 | 1527 | 1450 | 1186 | 1114 | 978 | 589 | 860 | 780 | 851 | 721 | 721 | 932 | 799 | 773 | 494 | 396 | 341 | 862 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:40PM1.24m | 7:17AM1.12m | 7:40PM1.10m | 8:56AM1.03m | 9:43PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.59m | 1:05PM0.70m | 1:59AM0.71m | 3:03PM0.80m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 1600 | 1527 | 1450 | 1186 | 1114 | 396 | 589 | 860 | 780 | 851 | 721 | 721 | 932 | 799 | 773 | 494 | 396 | 309 | 862 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 20 | W 20 | SW 18 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 248 | 212 | 40 | 163 | — | 245 | 293 | 341 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 20 | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 49 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | SSW 11 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 978 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 29 | 59 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 492 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 105 | 105 | 0 |
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