
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doring Bay today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 4AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Doring Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 17 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
297 | 259 | 241 | 168 | 186 | 287 | 728 | 1684 | 2207 | 2923 | 2618 | 2843 | 2887 | 1073 | 1217 | 931 | 609 | 1021 | 2013 | 1771 | 1713 | 1706 | 1788 | 1673 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:20AM1.51m | 5:30PM1.54m | 5:51AM1.38m | 6:02PM1.39m | 6:27AM1.25m | 6:40PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14PM0.19m | 11:19AM0.30m | 11:43PM0.32m | 11:49AM0.43m | 00:14AM0.45m | 12:21PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 |
263 | 259 | 241 | 168 | 165 | 140 | 728 | 1684 | 2207 | 2923 | 2618 | 520 | 422 | 618 | 560 | 482 | 573 | 1021 | 2013 | 1771 | 1713 | 29 | 1788 | 1673 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | WNW 6 | W 7 | — | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — |
— | 7 | 13 | 44 | 109 | 287 | 100 | 200 | — | — | 281 | 447 | 410 | 555 | 495 | 495 | 609 | 260 | 106 | 76 | 49 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 18 | W 8 | W 8 | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 12 | 6 | 12 | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 282 | 476 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | SSW 4 | S 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | ESE 4 | — | SW 12 | — | — |
297 | 196 | 142 | 138 | 186 | 195 | — | — | — | 22 | 73 | 2843 | 2887 | 1073 | 1217 | 931 | 446 | 322 | — | 1 | — | 1706 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 374 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 256 | 250 | 372 | 381 | 372 | 372 | 42 | 250 | 103 | 60 | 446 | 446 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
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