Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doring Bay today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 8PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Doring Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu night, calm by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1709 | 2345 | 2415 | 2522 | 1525 | 1794 | 1451 | 1255 | 1130 | 986 | 882 | 802 | 729 | 729 | 663 | 595 | 238 | 242 | 260 | 229 | 299 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:14AM1.10m | 8:39PM1.14m | 9:52AM1.04m | 10:26PM1.09m | 11:45AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00PM0.70m | 3:19AM0.69m | 4:05PM0.78m | 5:36AM0.67m | 6:14PM0.72m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 |
1709 | 2345 | 2415 | 2522 | 1525 | 1794 | 1451 | 1255 | 1130 | 986 | 882 | 802 | 729 | 729 | 663 | 595 | 238 | 242 | 260 | 229 | 299 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 |
28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | 220 | 182 | 138 | 133 | 100 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | 71 | 12 | 26 | 99 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 |
— | — | 52 | 130 | 201 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 259 | 259 | 236 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 57 | 57 | 32 | 57 | 0 | 57 | 103 | 103 | 105 | 103 |
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