Doring Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 31.80° S 18.23° E

Issued: 1 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Doring Bay sea temperature is

14.4°C

Doring Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Doring Bay today (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 10AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Evening (30 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Friday 30								Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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	2	2	1	2	1	2	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 11	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1144	795	706	647	578	834	788	722	735	689	660	637	615	626	725	463	711	961	1330	1174	1211	1129	1034	864
Wind (km/h)	N	N	WNW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SW	WNW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide			5:43AM1.52m				6:03PM1.47m				6:43AM1.41m				7:11PM1.32m					8:01AM1.33m				8:42PM1.22m
Low Tide	11:24PM0.18m				11:47AM0.33m				00:17AM0.33m				12:52PM0.46m				1:25AM0.46m					2:23PM0.55m


	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	17	19	18	18	17	16	16	15	16	17	17	17	16	15	14	14	15	16	16	16	16	15
Feels °C	15	15	17	18	16	14	13	14	14	14	14	15	13	13	13	10	9	10	12	13	11	10	10	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 13	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 12	WSW 11	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	1144	795	706	647	578	834	788	722	735	689	660	637	615	626	725	463	711	961	1330	1174	1211	1129	1034	864
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SW 15	SSW 12	SSW 11	—	—	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 10	SSW 10	SW 14	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 12	W 11	W 11
kJ	145	138	127	99	110	96	87	—	—	186	158	47	24	40	40	304	330	224	169	46	46	42	21	21
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 12	W 12	W 12	SW 16	W 12	W 15	—	—	W 11	SW 11	SSW 11	W 11	SW 16	SW 16	—	SSW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	3	3	3	64	3	4	—	—	2	63	47	2	11	41	—	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	—	—	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	117	154	299	373	281	—	—	134	97	93	149	179	164	175	165	138	134	173	257	401
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Caravan Park/Lamberts Bay West Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Captains Cape Town	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Stompneus West Coast	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Long Beach Cape Town	Long Beach Cape Town	Pringle Bay Overberg	Pringle Bay Overberg	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	3	3	4	3	3	4	2	4	2
Distance (km)	32	0	57	103	447	447	301	214	57	57	57	103	447	447	414	301	259	259	288	288	443	447	301	274
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast	Heaven	Yzerfontein	Cape St Martin	Heaven					Heaven	The Point (Elands Bay)	The Point (Elands Bay)	Stompneus
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3					3	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Santos Reef Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Fence (Port Elizabeth) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Mbomvu Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Warner Beach Durban/KZN South	Groenvlei Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	5	4	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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