Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doring Bay today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 10AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 17s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Doring Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu morning, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1672 | 1486 | 1737 | 1356 | 2778 | 2715 | 2206 | 1904 | 2075 | 1743 | 1547 | 1447 | 1475 | 1475 | 1319 | 1068 | 1262 | 1262 | 1244 | 1244 | 1226 | 1407 | 1491 | 1513 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:29AM1.74m | 3:51PM1.86m | 4:09AM1.73m | 4:28PM1.86m | 4:47AM1.68m | 5:04PM1.81m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:39AM0.00m | 10:06PM0.02m | 10:15AM0.02m | 10:44PM0.04m | 10:50AM0.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 12 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1672 | 1486 | 1737 | 1356 | 2778 | 2715 | 2206 | 1904 | 2075 | 1743 | 1547 | 1447 | 1475 | 1475 | 1319 | 1068 | 1262 | 1262 | 1244 | 1244 | 1226 | 1407 | 1491 | 1513 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | W 18 | — | W 5 | W 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 647 | 968 | 1081 | 1254 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 227 | — | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | S 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 34 | 39 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 5 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 187 | 187 | 218 | 256 | 32 | 42 | 170 | 170 | 1 | 187 | 256 | 257 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 60 |
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