Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doring Bay today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 9PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Doring Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2275 | 2641 | 1046 | 943 | 772 | 744 | 2140 | 2242 | 1888 | 1739 | 1825 | 1710 | 1673 | 1388 | 1075 | 978 | 1068 | 534 | 492 | 1008 | 1452 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:02PM1.39m | 6:27AM1.25m | 6:40PM1.24m | 7:17AM1.12m | 7:40PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49AM0.43m | 00:14AM0.45m | 12:21PM0.57m | 00:52AM0.59m | 1:05PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 2275 | 422 | 553 | 643 | 772 | 703 | 2140 | 2242 | 1888 | 49 | 1825 | 1710 | 1673 | 1388 | 1075 | 978 | 534 | 534 | 492 | 1008 | 1452 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | — | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | W 20 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 520 | — | 555 | 444 | 514 | 744 | 156 | 75 | 50 | 103 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 7 | 12 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 386 | 248 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSW 11 | S 6 | SSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2641 | 1046 | 943 | — | — | — | — | — | 1739 | — | — | — | 43 | 7 | 14 | 1068 | 149 | 212 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 447 | 472 | 492 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 492 | 901 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 103 | 2 | 0 |
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