Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doring Bay today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 4AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Doring Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 392 | 348 | 305 | 273 | 262 | 218 | 286 | 619 | 558 | 479 | 409 | 403 | 403 | 396 | 383 | 344 | 382 | 447 | 493 | 520 | 452 | 320 | 276 | 247 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:56AM1.54m | 6:19PM1.68m | 6:40AM1.43m | 7:01PM1.57m | 7:27AM1.31m | 7:47PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:53PM0.16m | 11:59AM0.20m | 00:37AM0.26m | 12:39PM0.32m | 1:23AM0.37m | 1:21PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 392 | 348 | 305 | 273 | 262 | 118 | 242 | 619 | 558 | 479 | 409 | 403 | 403 | 396 | 383 | 344 | 382 | 447 | 493 | 520 | 452 | 320 | 276 | 247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 12 | W 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | 38 | 77 | 125 | 218 | 286 | 205 | 210 | 194 | 191 | 187 | 143 | 138 | 130 | 130 | 127 | 98 | 98 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 116 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | W 12 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 18 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | W 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 111 | 125 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 116 | 65 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 57 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 105 |
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