Doring Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 23 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
14.9° 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 7AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (23 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (23 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
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3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
1.7
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
623
598
650
666
473
653
330
355
1077
970
872
859
780
859
801
1376
1398
1759
2140
2509
3375
3424
3099
2763
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
SSE
10
E
5
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
0
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:01AM1.23m
9:37PM1.39m
10:21AM1.22m
10:45PM1.40m
11:29AM1.25m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.49m
3:07PM0.52m
4:18AM0.49m
4:26PM0.55m
5:27AM0.44m
5:32PM0.53m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:33
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:52
5:52
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
17
17
18
17
18
18
18
19
21
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
18
16
16
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
16
17
17
18
19
16
18
17
18
19
19
18
18
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
14
1.7
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
623
598
650
666
473
653
330
314
1077
970
872
859
780
859
801
1376
1398
1759
2140
2509
3375
3424
3099
2763
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.6
SW
16
0.1
W
11
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.1
W
11
0.4
SSW
4
0.8
SW
16
0.6
SSW
5
0.6
SW
18
Energy kJ
17
17
16
11
193
2
258
355
2
6
318
14
199
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
5
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
Energy kJ
10
58
71
6
10
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
57
105
0
0
0
0
0
0
103
105
57
57
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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