Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Doring Bay today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Doring Bay at 6PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Doring Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NE by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 785 | 715 | 799 | 851 | 659 | 721 | 1018 | 799 | 773 | 494 | 396 | 393 | 862 | 947 | 999 | 1069 | 991 | 1086 | 1053 | 878 | 796 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:40PM1.10m | 8:56AM1.03m | 9:43PM1.04m | 11:10AM1.07m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05PM0.70m | 1:59AM0.71m | 3:03PM0.80m | 4:53AM0.72m | 5:53PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 29 | 33 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 11 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 33 | 21 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 785 | 715 | 799 | 851 | 659 | 721 | 1018 | 799 | 773 | 494 | 396 | 309 | 862 | 947 | 999 | 1069 | 991 | 1086 | 1053 | 878 | 796 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 20 | W 20 | SW 18 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 15 | 7 | 12 | 222 | 166 | 40 | 163 | — | 245 | 293 | 393 | 6 | 85 | 169 | 132 | 45 | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 20 | — | — | SW 18 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | — | 49 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | 41 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 69 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 18 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 32 | 32 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 105 | 0 | 0 |
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