Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doring Bay today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 23s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 9PM is: 0.8m 23s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 23s |
Table - waves today at Doring Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 23 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1188 | 928 | 703 | 595 | 1019 | 1200 | 1569 | 1537 | 1626 | 1709 | 1652 | 1757 | 1775 | 1672 | 1486 | 1787 | 1356 | 2778 | 2715 | 2032 | 1904 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:29PM1.69m | 2:46AM1.70m | 3:11PM1.80m | 3:29AM1.74m | 3:51PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:18AM0.12m | 8:43PM0.14m | 9:00AM0.04m | 9:26PM0.05m | 9:39AM0.00m | 10:06PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1188 | 928 | 703 | 595 | 392 | 1200 | 1569 | 1537 | 1626 | 1709 | 1652 | 1757 | 1775 | 1672 | 1486 | 1787 | 1356 | 2778 | 2715 | 2032 | 1904 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 26 | WSW 26 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 23 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | N 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 64 | 151 | 444 | 1019 | 307 | 291 | 186 | 149 | 115 | 71 | 68 | 39 | 647 | 968 | 1350 | 1268 | 21 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 26 | WSW 25 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 27 | 63 | 25 | 38 | 25 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 12 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 21 | 36 | 25 | 23 | 29 | 44 | 30 | 44 | 28 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 32 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 119 | 119 | 117 | 117 | 187 | 187 | 170 | 187 | 226 | 256 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
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