Doring Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 22 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
15.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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 9AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Afternoon (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Evening (22 May)4ft (1.2m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.5
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
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.7
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
314
311
304
380
498
728
701
623
598
650
666
473
721
330
355
1077
970
947
859
846
859
632
1376
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NE
5
ESE
5
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
20
S
20
S
15
S
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:43AM1.31m
8:23PM1.41m
9:01AM1.23m
9:37PM1.39m
10:21AM1.22m
10:45PM1.40m
Low Tide
1:32AM0.43m
1:51PM0.45m
2:54AM0.49m
3:07PM0.52m
4:18AM0.49m
4:26PM0.55m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:33
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:53
5:52
Temp °C
14
13
13
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
16
17
18
19
20
19
19
19
21
23
19
19
20
14
13
13
14
12
14
13
14
13
14
14
15
15
16
17
18
17
18
17
20
22
16
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.5
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
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.7
SW
15
Energy kJ
142
161
145
304
380
498
728
701
623
598
650
666
473
721
330
314
1077
970
947
859
846
859
632
1376
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.5
SW
6
0.7
SW
16
0.6
WSW
10
0.3
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.6
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.1
W
11
0.9
SW
16
Energy kJ
181
314
311
94
94
92
15
248
73
6
21
13
193
258
355
2
432
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SW
6
0.7
SSW
8
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
13
14
13
9
59
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SW
5
0.8
SSW
8
0.6
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
Energy kJ
24
27
20
13
5
71
12
30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
57
57
105
58
0
0
0
0
57
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
57
105
0
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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