Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doring Bay today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 9PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Doring Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 258 | 224 | 220 | 187 | 187 | 173 | 167 | 163 | 139 | 171 | 382 | 522 | 612 | 975 | 981 | 936 | 742 | 635 | 625 | 614 | 594 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:28PM1.49m | 1:41AM1.48m | 1:57PM1.63m | 2:13AM1.59m | 2:27PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:47PM0.33m | 7:52AM0.27m | 8:15PM0.20m | 8:20AM0.18m | 8:43PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 258 | 224 | 220 | 187 | 187 | 173 | 167 | 163 | 139 | 98 | 382 | 522 | 612 | 975 | 981 | 936 | 742 | 635 | 625 | 614 | 594 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 7 | SSW 16 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 | SW 4 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | W 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 31 | 171 | 171 | 161 | 114 | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 15 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | SW 13 | SSW 17 | WSW 12 | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 54 | 30 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | E 3 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 29 | — | — | — | 3 | — | 6 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 119 | 233 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 103 | 216 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 32 | 117 | 119 | 32 | 42 |
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