Doring Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 May 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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.3°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 5PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (19 May)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
536
528
451
451
444
335
314
255
251
180
180
142
111
79
79
67
88
87
106
136
134
181
258
311
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
W
20
SW
10
SW
0
NW
5
N
0
E
0
ENE
0
N
10
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
SW
5
WNW
0
WNW
5
N
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SW
0
E
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:17PM1.63m
5:36AM1.57m
6:12PM1.55m
6:35AM1.43m
7:13PM1.47m
7:43AM1.31m
Low Tide
11:00AM0.09m
11:25PM0.23m
11:50AM0.21m
00:23AM0.34m
12:46PM0.33m
1:32AM0.43m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:54
5:54
5:53
Temp °C
16
16
14
14
14
14
15
15
17
17
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
14
11
13
15
14
16
15
18
15
14
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
16
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
SW
11
0.4
SSW
7
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
Energy kJ
536
528
451
451
444
335
314
255
251
180
180
142
111
79
79
58
21
87
106
95
114
114
161
145
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
10
1.1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
7
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
Energy kJ
269
251
202
180
125
116
116
111
48
47
47
37
37
17
17
67
88
20
20
19
18
181
258
311
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
11
0.1
SW
17
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
6
Energy kJ
3
7
10
11
25
36
35
54
73
17
47
46
30
136
134
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.5
SW
6
Energy kJ
4
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
119
134
103
103
0
0
0
0
0
254
103
0
0
0
0
0
256
250
250
103
0
119
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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