Doring Bay surfForecast / West Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 08 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.1°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 2AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (09 May)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (09 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
4
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
2.4
W
13
2.5
W
7
3
W
8
4
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1957
1739
1772
1582
1351
1193
943
929
943
754
732
2042
681
989
2290
3510
4421
5030
4936
5199
5212
4401
4652
7312
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
5
S
5
W
5
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
35
NNW
50
NW
30
WNW
20
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
35
W
30
WNW
35
NW
45
NNW
55
NNW
65
NW
65
NW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:53PM1.21m
8:15AM1.12m
9:12PM1.22m
9:43AM1.13m
10:23PM1.29m
10:58AM1.21m
Low Tide
1:57AM0.68m
2:18PM0.62m
3:34AM0.67m
3:46PM0.61m
4:55AM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:02
6:01
6:00
2
10
7
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
14
16
16
15
15
15
13
12
11
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
12
12
12
14
14
13
14
12
12
11
8
3
6
7
4
4
5
6
8
7
5
4
2
3
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
0.1
W
11
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.1
W
22
0.1
SW
22
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
4
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
1957
1739
1772
1582
1351
1193
943
929
943
754
732
2
517
444
9
18
4936
5199
5212
4401
4652
7312
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
NW
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
22
Energy kJ
9
9
9
3
5
5
5
5
2
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.6
NW
3
1.1
NW
5
2.4
W
13
2.5
W
7
3
W
8
4
WSW
9
4.5
WSW
10
4.5
WSW
11
4.5
WSW
11
2.4
NW
7
3
NW
8
3
NW
8
Energy kJ
30
40
6
54
2042
681
989
2290
3510
4421
5030
623
1161
1205
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
Distance (km)
103
57
0
0
0
0
256
297
492
292
330
297
256
256
543
543
730
543
543
543
459
1046
1017
1009
Best forecast wave conditions in West Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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